The boat is handcrafted – its evident folds, poorly finished, worn out, the handwritten phrase – show subjective gestures amidst the time, effort and care involved in the preparation. The material, the size of the paper, the phrase or the design chosen, everything is decided by whoever executes the artistic proposition.
Manual work, by itself, triggers motor and affective memories. The paper boat refers to childhood, but also to real ships. During preparation, images can be retrieved and associated with the action, further amplifying the fruitive sensations. Therefore, we have the execution of the proposition as a performative gesture.