Flotilla
Filipino artist Leeroy New presents a flotilla of boats made from recycled plastic. Floating above viewers, they speak to the nature of the Philippines as a country made up of many islands, in which water has a central place in everyday life. These fantastical forms could refer to the main type of transportation employed by people throughout the region for thousands of years, or they could reference Spanish arrival and colonisation from across the seas in the sixteenth century.In recent history, the waters and oceans around the Philippines provided the backdrop for conflicts during the Second World War. As such, these boats speak to the contested nature of our oceans, waterways, and the political nature of water in our lives, while for New, plastic as a material is symbolic of Filipino adaptability to change.
leeroy new (1986 –)
Leeroy New: Filipino multidisciplinary artist blending fashion, theatre & visual arts. Exhibited in Singapore & Fukuoka. Explore his evocative works.
Biennale of Sydney (Sydney, Australia)
Descoperă Biennale of Sydney, cel mai important festival de artă contemporană din Australia, care transformă peisajul urban al orașului Sydney într-o experiență artistică globală și inovatoare.
Despre această operă
- Titlu: Flotilla
- Artist: leeroy new
- An: 2022
- Format: Landscape
- Statut drepturi de autor: Protejat prin drepturi de autor
- Locul în care poate fi văzută: Biennale of Sydney
- Paleta de culori: Earthy
- Intensitatea culorii: Monochromatic

