Mercedes Balle
Walks is an edition of 5 prints. To make them, I tried to reduce the use of the materials to the minimum, making marks on the tiles I had previously used for the Life between the tiles and Soil, Floor, Soil, Floor. I used stoppers and sulphate acid to play with their own time and materiality, corroding some areas more than others. Inspired by my walks and hikes in Mallorca these pieces talk about the floors and soils we walk on: there’s not much wild nature left, there’s often a marked path to follow. These tiles are commonly used in offices as they can be easily removed to change the electric cables placed underneath them. They are very difficult to recycle and their lifespan is 25 years,
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Walks
PRINTING
Etching on paper
60 cm x 60 cm
Walks is an edition of 5 prints. To make them, I tried to reduce the use of the materials to the minimum, making marks on the tiles I had previously used for the Life between the tiles and Soil, Floor, Soil, Floor. I used stoppers and sulphate acid to play with their own time and materiality, corroding some areas more than others. Inspired by my walks and hikes in Mallorca these pieces talk about the floors and soils we walk on: there’s not much wild nature left, there’s often a marked path to
Llucalcari
PRINTING
Etching on paper
16 cm x 13 cm
Llucalcari was made during the London winter from my memories of Mallorca.