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Debra Scacco, Topographic Works

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August 31, 2015

2-TIMES · Art
— 
Debra Scacco,
Gold Topographic
Drawings

 

Works:
14 pieces
based on
Debra's past.

Themes:
Placelessness,
memory, time.

Influences:
Cartography,
aerial landscapes,
urban planning,
migration,
saudade.

Debra's
process:
"I begin with
the boundaries
that form my
personal cultural
narrative:
rivers or highway
systems from
the various
places I am
from or have
lived. There
is then a set
of rules for
every drawing
that guide how
the complete
work is executed."

The significance
of the text:
The language in 
these pieces is 
two fold - both 
a request and 
a demand. 
The title sentence
is repeated: an 
attempt to both 
reinforce and 
nullify the 
sentiment.

"Let me want, 
Let me need, 
Let me breathe, 
Let me remember,
Let me live,
Let me stay,
Let me belong."

It is an honour 
of the past 
and also a 
demand for 
permission to 
let it go.

Why gold ink?
Gold represents 
the idealization 
of memory. 
It is held on a 
pedestal: to be 
cared for, to 
be treasured.