work
Prisoner
category | Installation |
subject | Beauty, Human figure, Political / Social |
tags | prison, money, time, obsession, addiction |
base | 140 cm |
height | 80 cm |
depth | 15 cm |
year | 2015 |
pastel selfportrait, toulipier wood
An oversized abacus, following the example of a childhood gift, becomes similar to a prison that cages the dark and resigned gaze of its unwitting guest.
The modern obsession with wanting to count at all costs, with counting everything: time, money, possessions ...
We imprison ourselves behind bars made up of scheduled deadlines, economic goals, existential countdowns.
We are all prisoners of something...
An oversized abacus, following the example of a childhood gift, becomes similar to a prison that cages the dark and resigned gaze of its unwitting guest.
The modern obsession with wanting to count at all costs, with counting everything: time, money, possessions ...
We imprison ourselves behind bars made up of scheduled deadlines, economic goals, existential countdowns.
We are all prisoners of something...