review by Heaven Bellamy
3/10/17
A Flor
de Piel
This piece is delicate, and
when first approached, it looks like a plastic tablecloth decorated with aged
leaves. However, with a little more observation, the viewer is able to see that
this is a massive blanket of thousands of rose peddles that were hand sewn
together. Doris Salcedo created this piece to recognize the death of a nurse
who died in the Colombian War. The blanket is strewn across the floor in a
crumpled manor, making parts of it mildly translucent. This effect gives the
piece a soft, matte appearance that alludes to the image of actual skin.
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