Lara Almarcegui
Removing the outside wall, Taipei, 2008
Digital colour printed on archival paper
45 × 65 × 3 cm
3/5 + 1 AP
Copyright The Artist
The wall that used to separate the city of Tai Pei from a neglected house was taken down by the artist. It is only one of the many examples of...
The wall that used to separate the city of Tai Pei from a neglected house was taken down by the artist. It is only one of the many examples of traditional houses that are threatened by city planners, to build more shopping malls. Not only is their value neglected, their presence is kept from sight by walls. By means of revealing sites that are hidden, the relations between environment and people are questioned – in past, present or future terms.