OLD IMMIGRANT SCUM

Limited Giclée Print Edition

In OLD IMMIGRANT SCUM, Daniel Ruanova reimagines national symbols as a field of conflict and reinvention. What begins as a flag — a mutant descendant of the EU’s circle of stars — transforms into a pentagon of white stars, echoing the evolution of the American flag and gesturing toward the speculative territory of El Norte: a future transnational union born from migration, tension, and democracy.

The phrase OLD IMMIGRANT SCUM — painted in cartoonist typography — acts as both insult and declaration, reclaiming language once used to exclude. A fractured pixel field abstracts the Battle of Iwo Jima, revealing how nationalism, violence, and spectacle merge within collective memory. The work collides red-and-white imperial stripes with a distorted corporate logo, forming a new flag for fractured identities and hybrid futures.

Painted in 2016, this piece belongs to Ruanova’s series Heraldry for the Northern Border, constructing symbols for a nation yet to come — one forged through irony, migration, and resistance.

This exclusive 25-piece giclée print edition is produced under the artist’s supervision on archival 9 oz / 305 gsm cotton rag paper with museum-grade pigment inks.

Each print measures 41 x 30 inches (104 x 76 cm), is hand-signed, numbered, and includes a certificate of authenticity issued by the studio.