In Opportunity, a child figure appears, partially obscured by the word itself, suggesting anticipation and limitation. Below, overlapping figures and graphic elements accumulate, creating a dense field of social presence. The work is constructed through a fully analogue collage process. Paper is cut, torn, and reassembled by hand, allowing visible seams and interruptions to remain integral to the image. The archival material carries cultural narratives embedded in mid twentieth century imagery, which are reactivated here without nostalgia. Rather than presenting opportunity as promise or reward, Di Grado frames it as a fragile and uneven condition. The composition suggests how possibility is shaped by collective structures, inherited systems, and chance, often distributed unequally. By transforming historical printed matter into contemporary assemblage, Di Grado positions the past as an active force within the present.
