First Aid Kit 2011
Margaret I. Bellafiore, USA
| “First Aid Kit”,
an artist’s book, is a reflection on the damage caused by
car bombings in Iraq. I knew I wanted to use the actual container
for the covers as soon as I saw it in the trash. I felt there was
the need to address both the wounding and the healing. I interleaved
sterile gauze pads as a metaphor for healing. I have been making work about war since 1992. It has included performance, sculpture, mixed media and installation. I curated a show in Boston called “War is Over, If You Want It”, with Yoko Ono’s permission to use the title. I recently exhibited a sound installation at Mobius in Boston called “Combat to Campus”which explored student veterans’ transition from deployment to college.  www.mobius.org/artist/margaret-bellafiore |
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