This two pice homage to Walter Benjamin, was part of the expo remembering the 76th anniversary of the German Jewish philosopher. The suitcase as a migrant device was reinterpreted by students from four different schools, traveling through Berlin, Bordeaux, Madrid and finally to Portbou's international train station.
I worked with two 35x35 iron plates and an acrylic matrix for embossing. I got that creepy fuzzy effect using aquatint and brush etching (Lavis), and a bit of experimentation with different grains of rosin, as well as application methods. I really like the contrast generated by the thin, defined lines of the second plate.
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Materials: iron | acrylic
Paper: Michel Litho-Grav | 260gr | 100% cotton
Techniques: etching | aquatint | embossing
Etching dimension: 35x35cm
Embossing dimension: 12x35cm
Paper: Michel Litho-Grav | 260gr | 100% cotton
Techniques: etching | aquatint | embossing
Etching dimension: 35x35cm
Embossing dimension: 12x35cm
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