BALANCE SERIES 2005

In this series of work, I am looking into the theme of balance in a wider arena, the process of finding balance, the keeping of balance, and the dynamics that may influence balance.

History has shown us that the biggest challenge of the revolution has always been the finding and keeping of the delicate balance of life and liberty after the revolution. History has also shown us that too many revolutions have lost the delicate balance they were fighting for.

  • The Baobab Tree (2006)

    The legend of the Baobab tree tells of the tree's constant unhappiness with the place where the creator has planted him. He kept on asking to be moved, but was never happy with his new environment. Eventually the creator became so tired of the tree's constant discontent that he grabbed the tree and through the tree as far as he could. The tree landed, upside down, on its head and that is why it still looks as if it were planted upside down. For me, the Baobab tree is the symbol of man's constant discontent with his present situation, place or position and his continuous roaming from one place to another. In the modern era this moving of people has even increased and we have become global trotters, forever spending our time in transition.

    (H 370 x W 800 x D 120 mm) All editions sold

  • Mine is Bigger

    "Mine is bigger" refers to the possibility of the military mind to undermine balance.

    (H 210 x W 550 x D 120 mm)

  • Enter the Dragon (2006)

    "Enter the dragon" refers to the real danger of China (or any other super power for that matter) disturbing the balance in the world economics and how it affects people's lives.

    (H 180 x W 600 x D 120 mm) All editions sold

  • Sabines (2006)

    "Sabines" refers to the painting done by Jacques-Louis David in 1799 with the same title. The painting shows a classic power struggle between things so close like a woman's husband and her father, the new home and the old. In the sculpture I took the theme of the age old struggle between the old and the new to look at a very real struggle between the classic and the cartoon.

    (H 240x W 550 x D 120 mm)

  • Liberty guiding the people (2005)

    The sculpture "Liberty guiding the people" refers to the painting with the same title by the French painter Delacroix (1798-1863). The painting is a true rendering of an incident during the street fighting in Paris in 1830. This painting has become an icon for revolutions all over the world.

    (H 310 x W 500 x D 120 mm) All editions sold

  • Keeping the balance (2005)

    In "Keeping the balance" you see how one person could upset the balance in a situation and the group dynamics that could force a person not to rock the boat.

    (H 225 x W 500 x D 120 mm) All editions sold

  • Tug of War (2005)

    The sculpture "Tug of War" shows that the balance could so easily be disturbed when powers or people get locked in a battle where winners take all. Winning the tug of war, could result in losing the balance.Winning could therefore also mean losing.

    (H 240 x W 540 x D 120 mm) All editions sold