NOBA Nordic Baltic contemporary art platform

I would like to be white, like you..., 2016

310 x 110 cm

Painting on a wall (cocoa, coffee) and performative action


The artist about the artwork:
This work illustrates the memory of when my daughter scrubbed with gravel her legs, asking “Am I white?”. White wall was painted with brown color, then with sandpaper I bring back the white color. Swiping sound allow to make feelings and give time to think about the assessments, careless words, rejection of other.