We only see these people totally dressed in white when something has gone terribly wrong.
A murder, an evacuation, a removal, serious air pollution…
They seem impersonalities, hidden in their white overalls, doing the most dreadful work.
The apostle Paul writes in his letter to the people of Philipi that Jesus emptied Himself to become like us.
He shares with us the emptiness of our postmodern western lives, in which people crave for meaningfulness.
The passively standing figure bends towards the lying, crucified Christ-like figure, who shares our total emptiness.
Oktober 2009
The Emptying
Materials: Paper Overalls, PUR foam, Wooden frame, Boots, Gloves.
Size: 1,85 m high, 2,70 m deep, 1,17 m wide