American Dream is a series of anthropomorphic stools representing friends of the artist from different ethnic backgrounds in the United States. For Saelia Aparicio, the works embody the ideals of liberty, equality, empowerment and freedom of self-expression in a country also defined by colonialism and cultural erasure.
DESIGNER/
Saelia Aparicio
DATE/
2020
MATERIALS/
CNC birch plywood, stain dye, Chinese ink
DIMENSIONS/
H50 x W36 x D32 CM
STYLE/
Contemporary
HERITAGE/
United Kingdom
SHIPS FROM/
London