Both born in Cuba the two artists have been working together since 1996 under the nom de plume Guerra de la paz, a combination of their two surnames. This translates from spanish to ‘War of Peace’. They use second hand clothing to produce their artworks, this came about when they moved into a studio together near businesses that would throw away a lot of clothing on a daily basis.
Tribute is a piece to serve as a “memorial ti people we did not know, cannot recognise or cannot remember” it is a ever evolving piece that they add onto every time they have to reinstall the piece.
Nine has the overall theme of unity. The huge mass of clothing is to represent the disowned memories, the legs that can be seen underneath the mass are representative of the strength and value of community, as together they are capable to support the weight of the large mass above them.
Maeve Dawson Art 