Exercise 2 Re-contextualising images

I made a pinterest boards where I pined collages by John Heartfield, Peter Kennard, Hannah Höch, Martha Rosler): https://cz.pinterest.com/emilnemecek/collage/

News about migration is everywhere, it is very hot news. The political representation is strictly against to help refugee. Our medias supports the bad image of refugees. Most people are scary because of Muslim religion etc. The refugees are divided on two main block, one where people need a help and the second where refugee are not in danger and they want to exploit situation and get a better life. I do not know how to solve that "problem" but at the top it is always a human being who helps to another human being.

This collage by Peter Kennard from 1974 (title: Apartheid South Africa) is nearly perfect to current situation, especially the sign on the bench: EUROPEANS ONLY



When I was last month in Köln Germany I made this photograph. It is a refugee camp separated by fence.

Why we need to be saved against another human being? Difference of culture, religion, values? The media only write about problems nothing positive is there. That is why I like Bansky's Steve Jobs streetwork (https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/dec/11/banksy-uses-steve-jobs-artwork-to-highlight-refugee-crisis). Steve Jobs was the son of Syrian migrant.



My collage should show somehow the process of selection. Just an idea cross my mind: incubation process, refugee in laboratory glass and Europe is watching.

Here is my collage:

The first image I had was a closed glass and I wanted a picture of refugee in that but there was not good image which fit into the glass. So I used replace photograph by text. The magnifier represents a form of searching - process of separation. I added a caliper because I want to support the absurdity of a measurement who can by European and who not. I removed the caliper after all. The third image is supported by headline "Only suitable" but it did not work. I was thinking and I wanted to support the Europe sign. I used the symbol - flag with stars. I put it into the magnifier, I made the sign only suitable smaller and put it below the glass. I think it looks good and I must make a revision after few days.