Hugo McCloud - Dislocated Origins
A fragment of the story of movement and migration
Dislocated Origins (2022-2024) is a large-scale panel artwork by Hugo McCloud. The artwork is especially created for Fenix, and captures a fragment of the story of movement and migration—a fragment filled with layers, both literal and metaphorical.
Dislocated Origins is made from different layers of single-use plastic bags that are fused with the canvas. The material emphasizes how refugees are often treated just as carelessly as the plastic bags we use to do our shopping.
“Everyone has a different drive, and we all have destinations. So we move.”
In this video, Hugo McCloud explains how Dislocated Origins captures the experiences of people migrating between continents. Dozens of people on the move, each with their own drive, each with their own destination.
All Directions
This artwork is part of the exhibition All Directions. In this exhibition you discover more about identity and happiness, about crossing borders and being forced to flee, about saying goodbye and coming home. Read more about All Directions.
