„...Allein
die Fläche ist überwältigend. Sechseinhalb Meter lang und mehr als zwei
Meter hoch ist das farbenprächtige Gemälde. Bei jedem Schritt des
Betrachters fängt es an zu flimmern. Die vielen kleinen pixelartigen
Punkte beginnen sich zu bewegen.“
Corona
has been present every day for a year. There are tons of information
about Corona, the number of people who have died from Corona and the
problems ... Corona created many problems. That made me feel like I had
to paint the picture."..
„… In
Slavery Narratives, the
artist's traces live alongside the figures he wants to remember. The
painting records a physical process and offers an interpretation of the
past. Making a history visible, however, does not mean it has been
understood. By bringing together the marks of the body, the faces of
survivors and the figures linked to the destruction of their
communities, OtGO creates a space of memory that invites viewers to
move through the work and look again. The painting leaves us with a
question that goes beyond its subject: how do we keep alive the memory
of those who suffered without reducing their stories to the images
through which we remember them?“
Inside the Studio OtGO | Documentation OtGO Berlin