The Sea/The Sea, 2017.
Gouache and printed text on Canson paper 224 g/m².
150 × 100 cm (59 × 39 in) each.
Solo exhibition Travelers and Strangers,
Kentler International Drawing Space, New York, 2017.
Drawing, left (The Sea): Summer 2015. A French-Spanish family sails for a week from Athens, Greece, to Kusadasi, on the Turkish coast, via Kos Island (green line). They paid 3 500 € for this wonderful week at sea.
Drawing, right (The Sea): Summer 2015. One night, along with forty other refugees, a Syrian family departs on a dinghy from Kusadasi, on the Turkish coast, to Kos Island, Greece, hoping to find refuge in Europe (red line). They paid 3 500 € for this dangerous night at sea.
The Sea/The Sea
The Sea
A French-Spanish family sails
for a week between Athens (top left)
and the Turkish coast (bottom).
The Sea
Detail.
The family navigates between several islands
before arriving on the Turkish coast.
The Sea
Detail.
The family comments on how sailing
provides a great sense of freedom.
The Sea
A Syrian family spends a night on a dinghy
between the Turkish coast (bottom)
and Kos Island (top).
The Sea
Detail.
Without any guide, the dinghy's passengers
get quickly and dangerously lost.
The Sea
Detail.
The family comments on their fear to die.