Art Auction - Arms Around the Child, Timed
24 OCTOBER 2022 - 13 NOVEMBER 2022
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62. DORTE KLOPPENBORG SKRUMSAGER
Saligia
| Unique 2017 Bronze & Ebonised Oak H 165 cm W 18 cm D 19 cm Limited Edition Leadtime: five months Price Per Piece: £10,500.00 This installation is a contemporary version of The Seven Deadly Sins: Pride, Greed, Lust, Wrath, Gluttony Envy and Sloth. Even though the origin of the deadly sins grew out of the Egyptian monasteries around 100-400 AD, their essence of them remains an inherent part of our human nature. How we handle and balance the deadly sins defines our lives and becomes an ingredient of our identity. Sins do not come in numbers or categories, hence the Saligia+1. The sins are presented as the Shuar tribes in South America displayed the heads of defeated enemies on wooden poles. The Shuars decapitated, shrunk and sowed their enemies’ heads to capture their souls and take control of their power. Once the European colonialists arrived on the continent the shrunken heads became souvenirs and the Shuar tribe nearly drove themselves to extinction in order to satisfy the colonial demand. That situation captures a range of dilemmas, also present in the deadly sins, including a grotesque dilemma between origin and greed. Our identity is challenged by the emotions represented by the deadly sins - often a difficult, painful and balancing conflict. " |
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£80,000 - 80,000
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Notes
Existentialist philosophy serves as the basis for my work, complemented by my fascination for science and current affairs.
Alienation has been a part of human existence throughout history.
I perceive that this has escalated in recent years due to the increased polarisation of viewpoints.
This is happening in a world already impaired by estrangement due to the uncertainty of globalisation, artificial intelligence and hyper inter-connectivity from technology.
I hope for my work to convey an awareness of human interrelation in the world and express the importance of ‘positive contamination’ by the other; an openness to change via mutual influence, engagement and interaction, and difference and influence.
My working practice emerges from and interacts with my own estrangement, but the process offers me a place to experience a sense of belonging.
It is not a clear road; there are obstacles and resistance and it is often accompanied by a sense of failure to understand – and in my work, I can at times hear the voice of the chaotic world and experience a magnetic connection with it.
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