Holy Soap, 2016, 7 pieces, candle wax, 95 x 70 x 23 cm each
“The candle, created in true human dimensions, and whose flames can seemingly never be extinguished, invites us to worship the light. Even if the wax reproduction of the Dominican Church, a building originally devoted to religion, will some day disappear, the repetition in seven copies and the size of the sculptures offer the perspective of eternity. The candles also refer to the Christian tradition of physical light as a symbol of metaphysical light – the very light that is passed on, that spreads with no restrictions.” Sébastien de Ganay
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“Guarda! - È Gesu! Ma dove va?”
Prayer Stool Crate, 2017, birch wood, 95 x 70 x 62cm.
Art Handling Box, 2017, wood, sound installation, 58 x 73 x 26 cm
“For the Catholic Church, sanctity is a play, like a theater performance. The Reformation is a culture of the word to which people listen; the culture of the Roman Catholic Church is one of the image, the picture. I remove the word from the opening sequence of La Dolce Vita. What remains is solely the picture, the depiction of Christ, who floats above Rome and then above the Vatican. But I allow the wooden crate to speak, which contains the idol and keeps the sculpture out of sight.” Sébastien de Ganay
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Matthew 10:14, 2017, doormats, 72 x 200 x 125
In their exterior form the 30 piled-up doormats are reminiscent of a sarcophagus. The stamped-out outline of the Dominican Church brings to mind the absence of a formerly Christian space; it is an interplay between presence and absence, between abundance and emptiness, as with the Earth Installation opposite.
“The choice of door mats is a reference to, among other things, the Gospel of Matthew (10:14): ‘And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.’ The dark silhouette of the outline of the church with its repetition in numerous layers recalls time, which accumulates inevitably as a layer of dust.” Sébastien de Ganay
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