Universal Declaration # 1–24
Universal Declaration #1–24, 2012–
Series of drawings in the 24 official languages of the European Union, ink on paper
Each 29.7 × 21 cm
The entire Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in each of the 24 official languages of the European Union, was hand-copied with a fountain pen in the form of a crossed letter, a method commonly used in the 19th century to save on then-costly paper and postage. As the artist rotated the paper in repeated 90-degree turns, the lines of text overlapped and gradually disappeared, becoming illegible and forming a geometric grid that evokes barbed wire.
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I.
Déclaration Universelle #1 (FR), 2012
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II.
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III.
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IV.
Universal Declaration (EN), 2013
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V.
Declaração Universal (PT), 2013
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VI.
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VII.
Allgemeine Erklärung (DE), 2013
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VIII.
Declaratión Universal (ES), 2014
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IX.
Universele Verklaring (NL), 2014
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X.
Universal Deklaratioun (LU), 2015
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XI.
Dichiarazione Universale (IT), 2015
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XII.
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XIII.
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XIV.
Installation views, MAC VAL – Musée d'Art contemporain du Val-de-Marne, France, 2017
Déclaration Universelle #1 (FR), 2012
Universal Declaration (EN), 2013
Declaração Universal (PT), 2013
Allgemeine Erklärung (DE), 2013
Declaratión Universal (ES), 2014
Universele Verklaring (NL), 2014
Universal Deklaratioun (LU), 2015
Dichiarazione Universale (IT), 2015
Installation views, MAC VAL – Musée d'Art contemporain du Val-de-Marne, France, 2017
Déclaration Universelle #1 (FR), 2012
Universal Declaration (EN), 2013
Declaração Universal (PT), 2013
Allgemeine Erklärung (DE), 2013
Declaratión Universal (ES), 2014
Universele Verklaring (NL), 2014
Universal Deklaratioun (LU), 2015
Dichiarazione Universale (IT), 2015
Installation views, MAC VAL – Musée d'Art contemporain du Val-de-Marne, France, 2017