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Blackmore, David (2018) European Pa55port. [Art/Design Item]
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| Type of Research: | Art/Design Item |
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| Creators: | Blackmore, David |
| Description: | In February 2016, in the run up to the UK’s referendum on membership of the EU, Blackmore wrote to the European Commission requesting a non-nation specific European Passport, in return for which he was willing to revoke both his Irish and British citizenships. The request was declined, in writing seven months later ‘because such a passport does not exist’. In response to this reply, Blackmore removed the national emblems from both his Irish and British passports the process of which was recorded photographically. The work has evolved into a relational piece in collaboration with members of the public. Following a discussion exploring the meaning of national identity using European identity as a counterpoint. Dependent upon members of the public taking part by erasing the national emblem from their passports this work instigates, develops and maintains a conversation. |
| Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed: | Transnational Identity, Nationality, BREXIT, Citizenship |
| Your affiliations with UAL: | Colleges > Central Saint Martins |
| Date: | 2018 |
| Related Websites: | http://www.davidblackmore.eu/David-Blackmore-europeanpa55port.html, http://europeanpa55port.com/, https://www.moca.london/david-blackmore-european-pa55port.html, https://18.re-publica.com/en/session/europeanpa55portcom, https://blokmagazine.com/sharing-borders-at-slade-research-centre-university-college-london/, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advanced-studies/events/2019/feb/sharing-borders-symposium, https://chisenhale.co.uk/studios/destruction-in-art-2-0-documentation/, https://18.re-publica.com/en/news/why-piece-paper-only-proof-dreaming-transnational-union-nations, https://www.source.ie/archive/issue89/is89contents.php, http://noveltymag.com/little-red-shavings/ |
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| Related Exhibitions: | European Pa55port, MOCA London, October 2018, BREXIT Archive, Sharing Borders, Slade School of Fine Art, 2019, London, UK |
| Related Publications: | https://www.moca.london/uploads/1/0/1/4/101463086/performances_catalogue_2018_ebook.pdf, https://www.source.ie/archive/issue89/is89contents.php, http://www.davidblackmore.eu/xcreativeunions18.pdf |
| Locations / Venues: | Location From Date To Date MOCA London, 113 Bellenden Rd, London SE15 4QY 13 October 2018 14 October 2018 re:publica, Berlin 5 May 2018 5 May 2018 re:publica, Dublin 7 September 2017 8 September 2017 |
| Material/Media: | Photographic documentation of an action and relational activity, letter from the European Commission in response to Artist's request for Eureopan citizenship, Artist's passport and BREXIT related Pamphlets and ephemera |
| Measurements or Duration of item: | Dimensions variable |
| Date Deposited: | 31 May 2023 11:19 |
| Last Modified: | 31 May 2023 11:19 |
| Item ID: | 20161 |
| URI: | https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/20161 |
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