Adrift, 2015
Site-Specific Installation
12th Havana Biennale, Commission
Havana, Cuba
As the US government seeks to close down Guantanamo Bay, the remaining prisoners there (never having been found guilty) have since been robbed of their nationality and are therefore stateless individuals that are not wanted back by their country of origin. The US therefore seeks to find third-party nations who are willing to provide residency and eventual nationality to these individuals. The installation therefore takes the form of suitcases piled atop a ferry that moves throughout the day and night between Old Havana and Casa Blanca (or White House) as a metaphor for the state of drift and uncertainty faced by these remaining innocent Guantanamo Bay prisoners.
Site-Specific Installation
12th Havana Biennale, Commission
Havana, Cuba
As the US government seeks to close down Guantanamo Bay, the remaining prisoners there (never having been found guilty) have since been robbed of their nationality and are therefore stateless individuals that are not wanted back by their country of origin. The US therefore seeks to find third-party nations who are willing to provide residency and eventual nationality to these individuals. The installation therefore takes the form of suitcases piled atop a ferry that moves throughout the day and night between Old Havana and Casa Blanca (or White House) as a metaphor for the state of drift and uncertainty faced by these remaining innocent Guantanamo Bay prisoners.
