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Walking piece 1985

Vietnamese Women

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In Vietnamese Women, Spero repeats an image of a Vietnamese woman fleeing the 1968 civilian massacre, taken from the news. Figures are layered, smudged, and collaged to convey movement, with the cigarette in her mouth symbolizing survival.

In Vietnamese Women, Spero has used a single image, adapted from a news report about the Vietnam War, repeated in a double procession across the horizon. Some of the figures are printed directly on the paper, whereas others are printed separately, then cut and collaged over the top of the printed figures. Sometimes dragged or smudged across the surface, the figures printed on the paper create a sense of movement or dynamism. This kinetic energy is reinforced by a shift in position and attitude of each figure, as if they were walking at different paces or rhythms, either escaping a threat or travelling to an unknown destination.

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As found on Frith Street gallery’s website.

APA style reference

Spero, N. (1985). Vietnamese Women. walk · listen · create. https://walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece/vietnamese-women/
Submitted by: Dani Spadotto

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A person who walks with architecture in mind, and who thinks, moves and (re)configures the world accordingly.

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