Strategies for Departure Project
1998
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1998
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Strategies for Departure Project is a 1998 by Cecilia Mandrile, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Cecilia Mandrile made *Strategies for Departure Project* in 1998 as a print. It reflects her life as a traveler who left Argentina young. Her work focuses on migrant belongings, especially photos of loved ones. She travels with dolls she builds from photos of her own face. Each doll carries small objects that mark the places she’s stayed. The dolls become symbols of home and movement at once. Look up Mandrile, Cecilia.
The work consists of a three-dimensional form shaped from stitched cotton cloth, stuffed with acrylic filling and securely closed. The fabric bears a digitally printed image of a blurred face, while a piece of carved wooden ornament is attached to the top of the head. A smaller twisted cloth section serves as a rudimentary body.
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Cecilia Mandrile’s prints capture everyday places and moods in simple, direct lines.
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