Apátrida por voluntad propia. Sobre la prisión de lo posible

Núria Güell

The project arises from the artist’s disidentification with the nation-state structure and her rejection of nationality as an imposed identity construction. After year and a half  process, where the artist tried to renounce to her nationality by acquiring stateless status, she received a notification from the Spanish Ministry of Justice where she was notified that said request is unfeasible. That is, every person must necessarily belong to a State. And although the State does not allow renouncing it, it does reserve the right to expel.

Núria Güell, Apátrida por voluntad propia. Sobre la prisión de los posible, 2015
Diptych: Photograph and document in black aluminum frame.
Photograph printed on semi-mate paper and photocopy. Black aluminum frame, passe-partout and glass.
Photograph 40 x 30 cm (unframed), 40x 80 x 2 cm (framed), document: 30 x 21,1 cm.
Edition 5 de 5