Musing about mud: Carol Epp – A ceramic artist in Saskatoon, Canada. She makes two distinct bodies of work, one sculptural the other functional. She is interested in material culture, politics, ethics and methodologies of representation in art.
A lot of my figurative pieces in the past had dealt with violence and inequality, but for these ones I decided to make a more direct statement about the war. … What I wanted to discuss though was the inequality of the media representation of the dead count, the North Amercian or eurocentric overendulgence and valuing of one soldier loss over the countless Iraqi civilian and military loss, the political game at play which brings nations into the situation regardless of the views and stance of the people in their so-called democratic societies, and the fate of all those injured in battle, whether they be army personal or innocent civilians and the uncertain future that they face.
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Thanks so much!
“What I wanted to discuss though was the inequality of the media representation of the dead count, the North Amercian or eurocentric overendulgence and valuing of one soldier loss over the countless Iraqi civilian and military loss,”
About as Eurocentric as your figures.
fantastic! Saskatoon is my hometown and a beautiful secret. I’m pleased to see one of the many fabulous artists being featured here.