Commonwealth and Council

Points of Departure: Five Walks

Patricia Fernández

Press Release
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L to R:

Place Name: Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste

2015
Hand-carved wood
10 x 5.25 x 1 in


WB 1

2015
Oil on linen, painted frame
11.75 x 9.25 x 1.5 in


School Library 

2015
Oil on linen, frame
14.5 x 12 x 1.5 in


WB 2

2015
Oil on linen, painted frame
14 x 11.75 x 1.5 in

School Library

School Library

2015 

Oil on linen, frame 

14.5 x 12 x 1.5 in 

Proof of Death (Blue Bottle)

Proof of Death (Blue Bottle)

2015

Oil on linen with walnut frame
14.75 x 11.75 x 1 in

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Installation view

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Objects from Walking 1

Objects from Walking 1

2012—15

Collected objects including Republican bills, rocks, fabric, The Atlantic Wall (oil on linen), Guernica copies (ink on paper), and Republican Fountain (oil on panel)
Approx. 24 x 72 x 8 in

Objects from Walking 2

Objects from Walking 2

2012-2015

Collected objects including Fascist Hotel Room (oil on panel), Box, embroidered fabric, Untitled drawing (ink and pencil on paper), and Second Walk CNFC (oil on linen)
Approx. 16 x 72 x 8 in

The Well

The Well

2015

Oil on linen with walnut frame
9.5 x 14 x 1.75 in

L to R:

Censored Postcards

2015

Oil on linen with frame
9.5 x 11.75 x 1.5 in


Military Detritus (Spain Side)

2015
Paper and flashe paint
8.75 x 6 in

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): Portbou—Cerbère/First Walk

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): Portbou—Cerbère/First Walk

2015

Mahogany, oil paintings, charcoal, fabric, postcards, and other documents from the reconstructed archive
Approx. 54 x 72 x 8 in

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): Portbou—Cerbère/First Walk, detail

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): Portbou—Cerbère/First Walk, detail

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Points of Departure (between Spain and France): Hendaye—Saint-Jean-de-Luz—Bordeaux

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): Hendaye—Saint-Jean-de-Luz—Bordeaux

2014

Reconstructed archive: drawings, sewn fabric, postcards, photographs, found documents, hand-carved walnut, glass
Approx. 37 x 29 x 49 in

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): Hendaye—Saint-Jean-de-Luz—Bordeaux, detail

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): Hendaye—Saint-Jean-de-Luz—Bordeaux, detail

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): Hendaye—Saint-Jean-de-Luz—Bordeaux, detail

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): Hendaye—Saint-Jean-de-Luz—Bordeaux, detail

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): La Vajol—Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste—Col d’Ares—Camprodon

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): La Vajol—Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste—Col d’Ares—Camprodon

2014

Reconstructed archive: drawings, photographs, found documents, paintings (Abandoned Horses and La Vajol/Tower), hand-carved walnut, glass
Approx. 32 x 29 x 49 in

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): La Vajol—Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste—Col d’Ares—Camprodon, detail

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): La Vajol—Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste—Col d’Ares—Camprodon, detail

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): La Vajol—Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste—Col d’Ares—Camprodon, detail

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): La Vajol—Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste—Col d’Ares—Camprodon, detail

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): The Valley of Bielsa

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): The Valley of Bielsa

2014

Reconstructed archive: drawings, cardboard, photographs, found documents, paintings, sewn fabric, rocks, pressed leaves, paintings (FR/ESP and Bielsa Giants), hand-carved walnut, glass
Approx. 32 x 29 x 49 in

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): The Valley of Bielsa, detail

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): The Valley of Bielsa, detail

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): Portbou—Cerbère—Bordeaux

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): Portbou—Cerbère—Bordeaux

2012

Reconstructed archive: drawings, photographs, found documents, ceramic box, painting (White Map), rocks and other found objects, hand-carved walnut, glass 

Approx. 32 x 29 x 49 in

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): Portbou—Cerbère—Bordeaux

Points of Departure (between Spain and France): Portbou—Cerbère—Bordeaux

Installation view

Installation view

A chair for Commonwealth and Council

A chair for Commonwealth and Council

Hand-carved walnut

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

First Walk

First Walk

2013

Paper, book, clay, charcoal, rock, hand-carved walnut
Approx. 39 x 18 x 9.5 in

Proof of Death (Bottle and Hat)

Proof of Death (Bottle and Hat)

2015

Oil on linen
15 x 22.5 x 1.5 in

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Torture Cell

Torture Cell

2015

Oil on linen with frame
11.75 x 12.25 in x 1.5 in