Mauricio Ancalmo

War Footage

War Footage is a series of wall-mounted works composed of 16mm film leader, tightly bound to flag-shaped panels by the artist. In their monochrome simplicity—some white, some black, one red—they bring to mind Rauschenberg’s minimalist paintings from the 50’s; the shape and repetitive figuration is reminiscent of Jasper John’s later flag paintings. Modifications to the blank leader—holes, letters, random dots and dashes—were created by the machinations of previous Ancalmo pieces.