Tables for the 1%
(2018)
80 x 45 x 10 cm + A1 poster
mauve 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
mauve edition
steel, timber, marble, paint and poster print
shown at except for access only, Malta Contemporary Art
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dc531a080f73046a18c9f0dc0714f0e53bf56831e93456f89ad4e217bce5e538/TomVanMalderen-Tablesforthe1-percent-12.jpg)
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.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7bef68b27b969e28602eb02faf39791d7278d1c2e53177f111f4310239340bf2/TomVanMalderen-Tablesforthe1-percent-09.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24e2d344b0f6ca70a396e9efcb502371ea1baed18715abb21a3a31526cefb5e4/TomVanMalderen-Tablesforthe1-percent-10.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73855b0942d16d02e604906d726c902144488959fd766d4e910e19ede96df7a5/TomVanMalderen-Tablesforthe1-percent-06.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4029d63e2f179c88770716b5ad5ba8df911715888af1920e5242c1ccbf1883b7/TomVanMalderen-Tablesforthe1-percent-12.jpg)
related works: Tables for the 1% - green / #Ritual 3 / #Ritual 4 / #Ritual 5
photo credits: Dustin Gauchi & Alexandra Pace
photo credits: Dustin Gauchi & Alexandra Pace