About the Flag:
This flag features a decorative motif drawn from wallpaper in my archive, reflecting how patterns and soft furnishings enable migrants to express their identity and culture within the domestic sphere. Inspired by Liddle’s Jewish grandmother, who fled 1930s Czechoslovakia and recreated her former life in a new home, the design honors the history of owners traveling with these precious commodities to maintain a sense of self. This flag celebrates the ways migrants represent themselves through decoration, made even more resonant by the fact that Philadelphia was the first place in the United States to produce wallpaper.
About the Artist:
Edward Liddle’s artistic practice is concerned with the reinterpretation of motifs drawn from a range of styles and eras, such as architectural remnants, wallpaper, and screenshots from film and television. He transforms these motifs into sculptural objects and site-specific installations that interrogate the materiality and production of mass-produced items. By utilizing a meticulous and intuitive hand-made process, he draws from an extensive archive of imagery to create a unique visual language rooted in play and experimentation.
