Walls (Brutality + Nostalgia in the Age of Terror)

Five images contributed to ‘Brutal International Law’ -- a special edition of the peer-reviewed journal 'New Perspectives', co-edited by Sofia Stolk and Renske Vos, engaging with the architecture and history of the former American Embassy at the Lange Voorhout in the Hague, designed by Marcel Breuer:

1. 'Bloc House in Resplendent Concrete,' 2019, paper on cardboard, 148 x 210 mm;

2. 'Office Chair Left Behind After the Building Asserted its Will,' 2019, pencil and masking tape on tracing paper, 148 x 210 mm;

3. 'Perfect Brutality from the Inside Out,' 2019, paper on cardboard, 148 x 210 mm;

4. 'A Patch of Lichen on the Roof Contemplates Hexagonality,' 2019, paper on cardboard, 148 x 210 mm;

5. 'Wallpaper After the Wall,' 2019, SGV image, size unlimited.

Full reference: Rose Sydney Parfitt, 'Walls (Brutality + Nostalgia in the Age of Terror)', 28(1) New Perspectives (2020), pp. 51–56.