Irene Ros

Editing and upcycling

Collage and mean crafts

So many of the collages I made in my teenage years were lost because I did not consider them legitimate art. Only a few mixtape covers survived. As a homage to my younger self, I have started making collages again, as a middle-aged, quite unapologetic woman. They are usually born as cutouts from magazines I find on the pavement with post-its that say ‘please take’.
Another outcome of middle age has been my “mean craft” works, mainly politely directed at the people I live with, aka my family, and their guests.

Enjoy it until you drown
Collage and mean crafts

Enjoy it until you drown

Mock shy
Collage and mean crafts

Mock shy

It cat wait
Collage and mean crafts

It cat wait

Biblical scene
Collage and mean crafts

Biblical scene

Religione
Collage and mean crafts

Religione

White man
Collage and mean crafts

White man

It's clean, sit the f*ck down
Collage and mean crafts

It's clean, sit the f*ck down

La Madonna
Collage and mean crafts

La Madonna

Pull the f*cking toilet seat down
Collage and mean crafts

Pull the f*cking toilet seat down

Dada
Collage and mean crafts

Dada

Take the damn shoes off
Collage and mean crafts

Take the damn shoes off