Palimpsest, by Doris Salcedo. Talking about migration in the Mediterranean

 

Shared by Santos Suárez:

Taking advantage of the fact that in the Unit an exercise deals with the work of the Colombian artist Doris Salcedo, I would like to share a video about one of her works I find particulary interesting. 

I´m referring to her work "Palimpsest" that was exhibited in Madrid a few years ago. It tackles a terrible issue (dead inmigrants in the Mediterranean) in a surprising and poetic way.

 A good example of the ways in which art helps us reflect on social problemas and on ourselves.