Designboom magazine - in a large-scale walk-through installation, the #FondationBeyeler presents ‘pa

In a large-scale walk-through installation, the #FondationBeyeler presents ‘palimpsest’ by internationally acclaimed colombian artist #DorisSalcedo. the exhibition opened today, on until september 17, 2023. work consists of two overlapping cycles of names. the names of those who died during a migration movement prior to 2010 are set off in fine sand of contrasting colour inlaid into the stone slabs: the names of those who died between 2011 and 2016 appear superimposed as drops of water that combine to form letters before seeping away again, in a constant cycle of inscription and erasure. #palimpsest is installed in the museum’s largest gallery. it comprises 66 stone slabs laid across a floor area of 400 square metres, on which visitors are able to read 171 of the altogether 300 names.images 5-8 by #JoaquinCortes and#RomanLoresimages 1-4 installation at the istanbul biennial (in 2003).#designboom
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