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Paola Pivi
You know who I am

非营利组织 High Line 最近推出了一个有趣的艺术项目： “你知道我是谁 ”由艺术家 Paola Pivi 打造，呈现于曼哈顿西区的 High Line park。这件公共艺术雕塑以自由女神像的翻版为主体，戴着各种表情符的面具。每一个面具都是独立个体的象征，每个个体的经历都与美国有着千丝万缕的联系，面具每2个月更换一次，在本次的项目中出现的6个面具代表6种不同的身份或情绪。

代表了当代流行思维的emoji表情与原本不朽的雕塑形成了强烈的对比，它们的存在本身就提供了一种情感，即任身份都可以不朽。对于这件作品，Paola Pivi 从她自己的经历中获得了灵感：艺术家夫妇在印度收养了一个小男孩，但男孩在印度一直处于没有身份认可的状态，为此不得不经过漫长的法律斗争才能将男孩带回美国。幸运的是，他们的努力没有白费最终成功将小男孩收养并获得新的身份。在这场斗争中，自由女神像成为了 Pivi 及其家人的无价的灯塔。

High Line Art, the art program of the nonprofit organization the High Line, introduced its first commission of the season in April; ‘You know who I am,’ by Paola Pivi. On view in the High Line park on the West Side of Manhattan, until March 2023, the public artwork presents itself as a large-scale bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty wearing various emoji-inspired masks. The masks serve as symbols of individuals whose personal experiences of freedom are inextricably linked to the United States, and they will change every two months, representing six different people over the course of the exhibition.

The six cartoonish masks serve as a playful and colorful representation of several individuals whose experience of freedom is linked to the United States. The emoji-inspired aesthetics generate a strong contrast to the otherwise monumental sculpture, while their presence offers the sentiment that anyone could be represented within the symbol of the statue. For this piece, Paola Pivi drew inspiration from her own experience: Her son had been living stateless in India when he was adopted by the artist and her husband, and the three of them had to go through a lengthy legal battle in order to bring the boy home. Fortunately, the family’s journey ended with her son gaining a pathway to citizenship in the US. During this struggle, the Statue of Liberty became an invaluable beacon for Pivi and her family.

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