The above sculpture was supposed to be part of a duoexhibition with Hans van Bentem in march 2017 at the KochXBos Gallery in Amsterdam. Unfortunately KochXBos felt such moral objections to the piece that they would rather cancel the whole exhibition and end the collaboration than to show it. ‘……The sudden urge to burn flags […]
‘The burning tire refers to the popular revolt that we see a lot of these days. A gasoline-filled tire is a low-fi weapon, similar to the Molotov cocktail. But the “Wheel of Fire” is also an ancient religious symbol, referring to the sun an the motion of the earth, and the symbolic nature of fire […]
NV:‘I sense nihilism in Trick or Treat, the piece with the text “God Hates Us All.” Yet, faced with the image of the child, I can’t help but feel the conflicting emotions of hope for future generations and dread that we have left the world in a state of war and destruction for them. Are you […]
ensemble of three life-size sculptures
On the second day of the popular Noorderzon Performing Arts Festival 2015, Groningen (NL), my exhibition of sculptures was shut-down by the management after two individuals felt offended by this particular piece. The two man expressed their disapproval by causing a disturbance, and threatened to return the same night to set fire to the booth. […]
