Chanika Svetvilas "Journeys"
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At Central Library
Media: Installation
In this site-specific installation, I have transformed the space covering the walls with ubiquitous plastic plaid tote bags made in China called "hong lan dan" (blue and red bag). They are also known by other various names including the Guyanese Samsonite in Trinidad, Tuekenkoffer or Turkish suitcase in Germany, Bangladeshi bags in England, "Ghana must go bag" in Nigeria, "Efiewura Sua Me" or "help me carry my bag" in Ghana, refugee bag, and Chinatown tote, in U.S. urban areas. Here I have lined the pockets with silver and gold representing the hopes and dreams to come - empty to be filled or disillusions of unfulfilled promises.
Included in the space, suitcase sculptural expressions, created with mixed media and found objects refer to the socioeconomic relationships of border crossing and aspirations for a new homeland. These suitcases also echo the intersections between consumers, labor, and globalization.
[Image: Chanika Svetvilas “The Grass Is Greener, detail”]
Schedule
From 2008-06-17 To 2008-08-30
Artist(s)
Fee
Free
Venue Hours
From 9:00 To 21:00
mondays closing at 18:00, friday closing at 18:00, saturdays closing at 18:00, saturdays opening at 10:00
Closed on Sundays
Maps
Access
At Eastern Pkwy. Subway: 2/3/Q to Grand Army Plaza or Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum of Art, or Q to 7th Avenue.
Address
1 Grand Army Plz., Brooklyn, NY 11238
Phone: 718-230-2100
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Chanika Svetvilas "Journeys"</a>
Venue: Central Library
Schedule: From 2008-06-17 To 2008-08-30
Address: 1 Grand Army Plz., Brooklyn, NY 11238
Phone: 718-230-2100
