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# Doris Salcedo

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Doris Salcedo is a Colombian visual artist and sculptor. Her work is influenced by her experiences of life in Colombia and is generally composed of commonplace items such as wooden furniture, clothing, concrete, grass, and rose petals. Salcedo's work gives form to pain, trauma, and loss, while creat

##  Quotes by Doris Salcedo

> [And in a situation of war, we all experience it in much the same way, either as victim or perpetrator. So I’m…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-salcedo/and-in-a-situation-of-war-we-all-experience-it-in-much-the-same-way/)

[Doris Salcedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-salcedo/)

[Experience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/experience/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/doris-salcedo-69112_experience_and-in-a-situation-of-war-we-all-experie_463522.jpg)

> [When a person disappears, everything becomes impregnated with that person's presence. Every single object as well as every space becomes a reminder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-salcedo/when-a-person-disappears-everything-becomes-impregnated-with-that/)

[Doris Salcedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-salcedo/)

[Absence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d21/doris-salcedo-69112_absence_when-a-person-disappears-everything-beco_504888.jpg)

> [ Political events are part of everyday life \[in Colombia\], so art and politics came to me as a natural thing, something that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-salcedo/political-events-are-part-of-everyday-life-in-colombia-so-art-and/)

[Doris Salcedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-salcedo/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/doris-salcedo-69112_art_political-events-are-part-of-everyday-li_2562253.jpg)

> [In art, everything is particular. The more particular and the more intimate you get, the more you can give in the piece.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-salcedo/in-art-everything-is-particular-the-more-particular-and-the-more/)

[Doris Salcedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-salcedo/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebb/doris-salcedo-69112_art_in-art-everything-is-particular-the-more_2831037.jpg)

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