Title of Work: Garrobo
Date: 2022
Medium: Wooden pallet, spray paint, acrylic paint, permanent marker, inkjet prints, paper, oak galls, glue
Dimensions: 24 inches by 18 inches by 5 inches each
These wooden pallet pieces explore my identity as an immigrant in the US and my memories of displacement from Nicaragua due to a communist regime.
Wooden pallets are labeled with their country of origin for international shipping. This one originated in China. I found it in a parking lot in Tarzana, Los Angeles.
Oak galls occur when a wasp injects its larva into the branch of an oak tree. The tree responds by forming an oak gall around the larva. The galls provide food and protection to allow the larva to metamorphose into a wasp.
Wooden pallets are labeled with their country of origin for international shipping. This one originated in China. I found it in a parking lot in Tarzana, Los Angeles.
Oak galls occur when a wasp injects its larva into the branch of an oak tree. The tree responds by forming an oak gall around the larva. The galls provide food and protection to allow the larva to metamorphose into a wasp.
