In the seventeenth century, biblical images and tableaux were very much in demand.
In recent times, religion has increasingly fallen out of favour in the Netherlands. The numbers of faithful believers is in decline, thus causing a rise in the sales of religious real estate, property and goods. However, it has turned out to possible to split up a church building, with one part being dedicated to worship and the other part being used for other purpose.
Even though you have no idea where you’re going, know at least where you come from.
Consequently, everything that we perceive as being firm, grounded and balanced, is in fact just ephemeral, fragile and transitory.
The damaged life is displayed by means of everyday utilities.
"It's time to talk ...close the loop holes.Words are powerful tools of ideology"
"Who am I and who is the other?"
Earth connects past, present and future generations. When does a person belong to a nation? What does identity mean? Being Cameroon-born and living in The Netherlands: my past and present are in permanent dialogue- Being is a process of becoming. I Love [My] Land is an expression of my own integration-process towards becoming a Dutchman, a process which will never be completed. This sculpture has literally two sides: Seen from an insider’s perspective (i.e.Dutch), this work seems to be an iconic representation of Holland because of the use of bicycle saddles but at th same time, its recycling-aesthetics refer to my African roots. From an immigrant’s or outsider’s point of view, this work is a reminder of cultural differences and contrasts. For me, reality is a struggle between holding on to origins and a continuous development.
It means “field of reed”
Why,after the great artists,de people ever try to do anything again?
Great Art is deeply ordered.Even if within the order there may be enormously instinctive and accidental things,neverthless I think that they come out of a desire for ordering and for returning fact on to the system in a more violent way.
In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy.
[b]‘Riding a bike turns man into an optimist. he has to provide his own traction[/b][b].’ [/b][b] [/b][b]I draw lines throughout the city while riding my bicycle. these lines are neither straight nor angular. likewise, people move in unique ways,
both physically and mentally. the movement itself, that meandering line, is often not a smooth ride at all.[/b]
We are being wrong-footed, our perception is being mangled and twisted. It hurts people when they are being forced to act against their better judgment. Knowledge and conscience are two different categories entirely.
Conscience is no machine that programs reason into achieving predictable results. There is always a downside to the medal.