#565 Passports (2025) Original Painting by Johan Söderström

64x84 cm | Filler, pine panel

The dimensions of the grey rectangles in the painting correspond to those of a European passport. Passports function as measures of privilege within today’s global neoliberal order. Holders of certain passports can travel freely and pursue happiness wherever they choose, while others remain trapped in poverty and exploitation. Meanwhile, money, goods, and services are permitted to cross borders with ease.

The drawn field at the bottom of the image represents the simplest means of opening up pictorial space – a horizon. With language, we can create spaces that exist only in our minds. Yet linguistic constructions are also used to confine physical space and restrict our freedom of movement. The only physical boundaries humans truly know are the ground and the sky. Everything in between ought to be accessible to all. The principle of equal human worth cannot be fulfilled until freedom of movement is recognised as a fundamental human right.

Materials used:

Filler (coarse and fine) in pine panel

Details:

• Painting on Panel / Board / MDF
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 64 x 84 x 5cm (framed)
• Framed and ready to hang
• Signed on the back
• Style: Abstract
• Subject: Abstract and non-figurative