#021 - Scott Albrecht
One of
the things that struck me the most was how bright and vibrant the cities were,
and how much color was really celebrated in the communities. You could walk up
any block and literally every home would be a completely different color palette
from the one next to it. All rich and vibrant with their own personalities, and
then as you reach the end of the block, the next block is completely different
from the one you were just on. It was really beautiful.
While I was there one of the overwhelming things I noticed was that the cities don't take on much uniformity within them. The buildings are all wildly different colors, the sidewalk tiles are often mismatched, the signage is all hand painted. It gave me an impression that everything was very unique. So when I was thinking about the edition, this stuck out to me and started to influence the way I was thinking about the piece and eventually the overall approach. I decided on not making an edition as planned but a series of unique 15x15 cm wooden tiles, each completely different from one another in both form and color —no two are the same. Staying true to the Nicaraguan spirit of uniformity."