Messi’s Moment
Mixed media on newspaper | Framed triptych
This piece captures a frozen moment of global celebration and questions what originality means in an era of repetition. Using a Toronto Star front page as the foundation, Messi’s Moment reworks a historic sports headline into a layered commentary on fame, authorship, and cultural recycling.
Hand-drawn crowns, raw text, and intentional marks disrupt the mass-produced image, turning a widely shared moment into something personal and imperfect. Words like “copy,” “paste,” and “undo” reference the digital age—where iconic moments are endlessly replicated, stripped of context, and re-consumed.
Presented as a three-piece sequence, the work reflects how history, media, and identity are often replayed rather than remembered. This is not just about a football legend—it’s about how moments become symbols, and how symbols lose meaning through overexposure.
Bold, nostalgic, and unapologetically human, this piece sits at the intersection of pop culture, street energy, and contemporary critique.