Tables for the 1%
(2018)
80 x 45 x 10 cm + A1 poster
green edition
steel, timber, marble, paint and poster print
shown at except for access only, Malta Contemporary Art
80 x 45 x 10 cm + A1 poster
green edition
steel, timber, marble, paint and poster print
shown at except for access only, Malta Contemporary Art
I was thinking about the lure to
be
part of exclusive groups,
I was thinking about the luxurious world of power and possessions,
I was thinking about the fantasy of wealth and success that is continuously propagated,
I was thinking about the dynamics of a society that is hesitant to admit it enjoys and aspires to participates in the spectacle of exclusivity,
I was thinking about rituals, engaging in specific formalized acts, and utterances not of one’s own making,
I was thinking about what these tables can provoke, rather than what they are,I was thinking about objects, form, shape and material,
I was thinking about access and entitlement.
part of exclusive groups,
I was thinking about the luxurious world of power and possessions,
I was thinking about the fantasy of wealth and success that is continuously propagated,
I was thinking about the dynamics of a society that is hesitant to admit it enjoys and aspires to participates in the spectacle of exclusivity,
I was thinking about rituals, engaging in specific formalized acts, and utterances not of one’s own making,
I was thinking about what these tables can provoke, rather than what they are,I was thinking about objects, form, shape and material,
I was thinking about access and entitlement.
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related works: Tables for the 1% - mauve / #Ritual 3 / #Ritual 4 / #Ritual 5
photo credits: Dustin Gauchi & Alexandra Pace
photo credits: Dustin Gauchi & Alexandra Pace