July 2009 Archive

Palissades #2 @ Onyx, St-Herblain/Atlantis, France

July 11th, 2009

ELOIGNEMENT C’EST L’ELOIGNEMENT from Audrey Chan on Vimeo.

Time-lapse video of the installation of Palissades #2: Audrey Chan, ELOIGNEMENT C’EST L’ELOIGNEMENT. The phrase was inspired by a class field trip to the Nantes Préfecture with my students Mélanie, Nina, and Sarah. We learned that “éloignement” (to be far away from home) is the term used by the French administration for the deportation of “sans papiers” (undocumented immigrants).

This project was a collaboration with graphic designer Nicolas Gautron and artist Marie-Pierre Duquoc.