Alfredo Jaar - The Body is the Map
Alfredo Jaar - The Body is the Map
Alfredo Jaar
Overall: 178 cm x 178 cm
The Body is a Map is related to Jaar’s series Coyote!, which
focuses on individuals (known as “coyotes”) who assist
undocumented Mexicans in crossing the border to the United
States. The central image shows the back of an elderly
coyote’s head; the veins and lines on his aged neck are
repeated in various orientations throughout the surrounding
grid of prints. The likening of the body to a map suggests not
only the trajectory of a person’s life—a record of which is
apparent on one’s very skin—but also the often-politicized,
geographic mobility of bodies.
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