Artwork
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is a print by Cecilia Mandrile. It dates from 2002 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
They show the hard moves many migrants face and the pressure to keep leaving home.
Cecilia Mandrile’s print "Buenos Aires" is a small, computer-made image. It’s part of a set of ID cards she made between 2002 and 2004. Each card plays with tourist photos and shows handmade dolls with her face.
She calls these cards "ID" for Intensively Displaced. They show the hard moves many migrants face and the pressure to keep leaving home.
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Overview
Cecilia Mandrile's print 'Buenos Aires' is a small, computer-generated image that is part of a series of 'ID' cards created between 2002 and 2004.
Subject & Meaning
The 'ID' cards, which Mandrile interprets as 'Intensively Displaced', feature handmade dolls with manipulated self-portraits, highlighting the challenges faced by migrants who are forced to relocate frequently.
Technique & Style
The image imitates tourist snapshots, but with a somber tone, achieved through the use of shadowy features, bandaged heads, and bleak surroundings, created using computer manipulation and printing techniques.
Artist & collection
Artist
Cecilia Mandrile’s prints capture everyday places and moods in simple, direct lines.
