Ellen C. Caldwell | ECLAIRE.me

The exhibit’s brochure described the maps in the show as bearing witness and “testifying to the criminal regimes that force people into dangerous journeys and that seek to curtail, control and interrupt their crossings.” Through a variety of maps and media, It is obvious from the map succeeds at challenging viewers to see a multiplicity of realities and that in fact “nothing is obvious” when it comes to how society deals with migration, migrant rights, monitoring migrant vessels, and movements of a people.

Charles Heller and Lorenzo Pezzani use digital technology, geo-spatial mapping, and human testimonials to visualize human rights violations and to fight for migrant rights.

Los Angeles-based artist Frohawk Two Feathers is known for inventive and complex narratives that re-imagine 18th century history. Since 2006 he has chronicled the mythic global struggles between two imaginary superpowers—the kingdom of Holland and Zeeland and the empire of Frengland, (a combined France, the United Kingdom and Ireland). This installment of the story takes place between 1787 and 1789 in the area that today is New York and New Jersey. Based on extensive research into the actual history and geography of the region, the artist has created intricate ink and acrylic portraits of the main protagonists, narrative scenes and maps, flags of the warring nations, drums and additional artifacts. A mashup of real and invented history, his vivid retelling is both playful and provocative.