We Build Fences
A response to the Syrian refugee crisis in Europe through words and art of Emer Martin. Europe is taking on a new layer of people. This is a huge population shift in history. How we react to it will define who we are. I wanted to show shifting landscapes and stories that tessellate into something entirely new. I wanted to capture the excitement of the moment as well as the tragedy. My story and paintings depict the fear and dread of change from a static point of view of a settled European who is feeling the terror of metamorphosis. Something entirely new is being born.
