Mail Art: IMMIGRATION
September 19, 2006
  La Toan Vinh


Received from La Toan Vinh of Montreal, Canada.
This beautiful Canson Paper has flowers drawn as well as a text in French. received in a tube.

Reçu de La Toan Vinh de Montréal au Canada.
Sur cette feuille Canson, le mailartiste a dessiné des fleurs sur la gauche agrémenté d'un texte en français.
Ce mail art a été reçu dans un tube.


Recibido de La Toan Vinh, de Montreal, Canadá.
En un papel Canson, el artista dibujó flores a la izquierda, acompañadas de un texto –en francés-.
Recibimos este mail art en un tubo.
 
September 17, 2006
  Bea Mora


Collage (A-4) received from Bea Mora of Airvault in France. (posted from Greece)
This collage and painted mail art explores the different aspects of an immigrant's point of view.


Collage (format A-4) reçu de Béa Mora d'Airvault en France, posté de Grèce.
Ce mail art en collage et peinture explore les différents aspects du point de vue d'un immigrant.

Collage (formato A4) recibido de Béa Mora de Airvault, Francia, y mandado desde Grecia.
Este mail art –collage y pintura- analiza los diferentes aspectos del punto de vista del inmigrante.
 
  Clemente PADIN


Postcard received from the Uruguayan mail artist, Clemente Padin of Montevido.

Carte postale reçue du mail artiste uruguayain, Clemente Padin de Montevido.

Postal recibida del mailartista uruguayo, Clemente Padín, de Montevideo.
 
  Christian Mildbrandt



Mail Art (A4) bent as an envelope received from Christian Mildbrandt of Berlin, Germany.

Mail Art au format A-4 plié en enveloppe reçu de Christian Mildbrandt de Berlin en Allemagne.

 
  Dorian Ribas Marinho






3 postcards received from Dorian Ribas Marinho, Florianopolis, Brazil.
Each postcard represents certain aspects of the immigration: administrative (fingerprints), practical (email or snail mail are a link to the immigrant's country) and personal (loneliness)


3 cartes postales reçues de Dorian Ribas Marinho de Florianopolis, Brésil.
Chaque carte montre certain aspects de l'immigration: adminstratif (empreintes digitales), pratique (l'email ou le courrier postal permet de garder un lien avec son pays) et personnel (solitude).
 
Valeria & I are working on the conception of the book right now. We are waiting, still, for some answers by selected mail artists.

ARCHIVES
December 11, 2005 / December 18, 2005 / January 08, 2006 / March 12, 2006 / May 21, 2006 / May 28, 2006 / June 04, 2006 / June 11, 2006 / June 18, 2006 / June 25, 2006 / July 02, 2006 / July 09, 2006 / July 16, 2006 / July 23, 2006 / July 30, 2006 / August 13, 2006 / August 20, 2006 / August 27, 2006 / September 03, 2006 / September 10, 2006 / September 17, 2006 / September 24, 2006 / October 01, 2006 / October 08, 2006 / October 15, 2006 / October 22, 2006 / October 29, 2006 / November 12, 2006 / November 19, 2006 / November 26, 2006 / December 03, 2006 / December 10, 2006 / December 17, 2006 / December 24, 2006 / January 21, 2007 / January 28, 2007 / February 04, 2007 / February 11, 2007 / April 01, 2007 / December 16, 2007 /



The Mail Art Call is now finished




MAIL ART CALL

MAIL ART PROJECT 31.12.06/Immigration
Sophie Blachet, director of Art Vitam and Valeria Pouza, independent curator, are seeking Mail Art works for an ongoing Mail Art Project book on the theme of immigration.

The Mail Art Project will proceed in two phases:

Phase One
The Mail Art Project will collect over a period of six months beginning in June 2006, a range of mail art works sent royalty free to be published in book form. Only 100 works will be chosen for inclusion in the book entitled “Mail Art Project 31.12.06/Immigration”.
All works will be, however, exhibited online at http://ganthine.blogspot.com
Deadline for the project is 31 December 2006.
Phase Two
Beginning of January 2007, Blachet and Pouza will choose 100 works received for publication in the book.
Selected artists will be contacted either by regular mail, e-mail or phone by the end of January 2007.

The Details: The Mail Art Project 31.12.2006/Immigration
Theme: Immigration. Coming, going, staying, living, borders, boundaries, legal, illegal… it’s your call.
Format: Anything goes, from postcards, envelopes, to large format works on board and works on paper.
No entry fee.
Works will be juried, and not returned but exhibited and documented online.
Deadline: 31 Dec 2006

The Book
The book will include one full page reproduction of the work with description of the work, name of artist and artist details (in three languages).
Each selected artists will receive a book.
Printer to be announced

If you are interested in participating, please send works to:
Mail Art Project 31.12.06/Immigration
P.O Box 975
Miami Beach, FL 33119 USA

For more information please contact
In English/French: sophie (AT)artvitam.com
In Spanish/ Español: mailart(AT) artvitam.com



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