Installations & artworks
Salt of the Earth
3D-animtion, soundscape, salt
(2017)
For the theme of Arnhem’s Open Monument Day, Farmers, Citizens and Country Folk, I’ve created an installation that explores existential questions tied to the contemporary human condition. The Free Catholic Church is a place where people come together. Through that symbolism, my work welcomes you in. The installation, titled The Salt Of The Earth, refers to an old English saying. It’s built up in three layers. Salt, once used as currency, stands in that saying for the workers – the bearers of society – and that’s the first layer. The grain of salt symbolises the individual. But today, we face new questions. Who are the modern farmers, citizens and outsiders?
Our fast-changing society can be demanding. In a soundscape that reflects the present day, I draw a connection between the salt and the third layer – an animation. In it, the earth transforms into a star, playing with existential feelings. It’s a reflection on our smallness within the vastness of it all.
A Cosmic Anxiety (3D-animation)
Our Earth (soundscape)
Salt Of The Earth (1000 kilo salt)
The installation is exhibited in the Free Catholic Church in Arnhem during Open Monument Day
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