Alternate Maps by Paola de la Calle

Written By Reimagining Refuge

Alternate Maps is a series of large-scale 2D textile artworks addressing borders, archives, and memory. The photo-based textile works take the form of traditional maps depicting alternate futures, delineating and obscuring borders, and plotting histories that have been erased and evaded. In this project, the map serves as a central component and guide, drawing on its historical significance as a tool for drawing lines of power, storytelling, and cultural preservation.

Photo credit: Paola de la Calle

Photo credit: Paola de la Calle

Photo credit: Paola de la Calle

Photo credit: Paola de la Calle

Photo credit: Paola de la Calle

Reimagining Refuge
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