Meredith Setser, is an American artist, Associate Professor of Engraving. Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, USA.

Inspired by the etymology of the word Argentina, which comes from the Latin argentum (silver), Meredith Setser, graphic and textile artist, worked during her production residency on an installation, in which for the first time, she was the protagonist of the work.

During the work process, she also investigated on silicone as a new element to weave a text that integrated the work. Her installations are usually done on felt and composed of small fragments with printed information and drawn textures from different sources, including biology and geology, which finally merge and unify into large pieces.

Her works suggest the organic, which refers both to plants and animals and to human beings, tales such as dispersal, migration and displacement.

PERQUISITION ARGENTUM / AURUM (by Meredith Setser)

Inspired by the etymology of the word Argentina, I intend to create an installation that explores the search for precious metals throughout history and the impact that this search has had on the environment and on indigenous cultures.

This seems to be the right timing to tackle this issue, given the state of the world economy.

In my country (USA) I am constantly bombarded by the advertising offered to buy metals, especially gold and silver. During the residency my goal is to create a paper installation that will be transformed into a totally different substance through the incorporation of the printed images extracted from the history books and the city of Buenos Aires, in an abstraction of multiple meanings. I will then stack these printed fragments, sew them together and assemble them to build a structure that seemed to us both as a short one or as a shroud.