Journeys
| Year: | 2015 |
| City: | Melilla, Vienna |
| Measures: | 6 Parts, 36 x 26 cm each |
| Media: | Embroidery and C-Print on Canvas |
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The works are based on black and white photographs provided to the press by the Melilla police.
They illustrate the imaginative ways in which refugees have attempted to cross the border into Melilla, whether hidden in car trunks or strapped to the undercarriage. Tanja Boukal organized workshops where refugees could choose the image of their personal journey and manipulate these photographs by adding drawings and writing.
The contrast between the sober documentation of escape routes and the very personal artistic composition is the vital field for raising questions about the fate and personality of the refugees. For her series, the artist photographed these works and embroidered the reproductions.