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Artworks
Línea Fronteriza, 2005 - ongoing
Pigmented inkjet color print on cotton paper
32 in. x 90 ft 9 in. (81 cm x 27 m 66 cm)Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof'Línea Fronteriza' (2005 - ongoing ) features close-up autopsy photographs Margolles took in Guadalajara, Mexico in 2005. In this iteration, the seams of sutured skin from 10 people killed in..."Línea Fronteriza" (2005 - ongoing ) features close-up autopsy photographs Margolles took in Guadalajara, Mexico in 2005. In this iteration, the seams of sutured skin from 10 people killed in violent acts
connect in a line more than 25 meters long. Translating in English to Border Line, to Margolles this continuous stitching suggests the grievous union of the war that afflicts both the United States and Mexico along their shared border. The tattoos and body markings are corporal illustrations of the anonymous crónicas of individual lives.
