Collages map the scars inflicted on the land by destruction and displacement and portray memories as pain of the body and self.
The recurrent motif of military camouflage or the reference to the measuring of the body in the course of recruiting soldiers speak plainly about the daily reality of war and serve to remind of its victims. Pieces of clothing, burnt in terracotta as if they were forensic evidence, emblematically suggest the loss of loved ones.
Plumbing the depths of personal and societal crises by artistic means, however, also opens up ways of coping and fosters self-confident action. In their works, contemporary artists send positive signals regarding hope and peace.
