tiles

In the sanitary department the world has dissolved behind static tilework. Sorrow reigns in cold compartments, consolation is merely a word. Amidst the lonely creatures on this page are the only stll-lifes in this oeuvre: boldly enlarged lavatory pans and other sanitary ceramics in desperate need of a cleaning lady. The series ´the victims`consists of works in various sizes depicting isolated human beings posing miserably in front of tiled walls. The characters portrayed are either waiting in a state of utter apathy or prey to hysterical convulsions. Despite their attire of common lingerie they appear to stand naked and deprived of hope. Ominous clues in deciphering inherent doom lie in the title spanning these portraits, and in the final segment on this page. This part is dominated by 'The Slaugtherhouse`, a larger than life scene from the meatprocessing industry in which the fat stock consists of humans, or parts thereof. Inspiration for this line of work was gathered during a week of processing dissected pigs in an abattoir and a subsequent conversion to vegetarianism. Subject of this work is the discrepancy between violence and indifference