PAPER COLLAGE XL
Yasha Young about Voilà: “While DOES’s usual work is smaller works on paper, very intricate and detailed graffiti origamis or paper sculptures, it is quite exciting to see this translate to such a huge format without losing the energy and movement of the piece. It hasn’t been done in this way, in this size to my knowledge and that is what excites me.”
DOES Documentary
'VOILA'
Voila! I took a plunge and embraced a new challenge and I’d love to share the results with you!
When curator Yasha Young approached me with the question if I wanted to make a large scale collage, my first thought was ‘how?’. Where was I supposed to start?
Although I didn't think it was possible at first, my wife Sanne convinced me to take the plunge. As soon as I opened up to it, the image of what the collage could become started to form in my head. From experience I know that if I can visualize something, then I can make it happen.
I am not easily pleased with a result, but with this piece the result is better than I had hoped for. It is full of energy, power, color and hope. While it is made of pieces of paper, it has my signature allover and its roots in graffiti.
'Voila' was exhibited in the lobby of Poellath in Munich from August 2021 to May 2023.
