Although Bernal encounters
migrants at every stage of the journey who tell him about the obstacles to crossing the border and the many dangerous elements at play, this danger is never truly palpable, no matter how many news reports about missing or dead migrants we see him absorb.
I'm
of the opinion that it's actually a perfect time for artists to use the world
stage of the most respected and long - standing international art exhibition, to address some urgent issues
of world politics: In particular migration which is the subject
of Vik Muniz's «Lampedusa» (Pace Gallery), a fragile paper boat floats around the Venetian canals, printed with headlines about
migrants who died
at sea in recent months after attempting to make the treacherous
journey from Libya to Lampedusa in Italy.