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Portrait of a sculptor |
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This installation is planned to be carried out on the occasion of an im portant international event, e.g. a summit focussing on issues such as the poorest countries’ disastrous burden of debt, the imbalanced global trade, our squandering of the world’s resources, child labour, the status of women, etc. An eight metres high glass tube is placed on a base. In the bottom of the tube a gas flame is burning. Every 15 seconds a genuine 1-dollar bill falls down from a device at the top of the tube. The bill falls towards the flames, until it burns with a little ‘puf’ and a bright, shining flash, like a falling star. The flash is visible from a long distance. Within e.g. four days a total amount of 25.000 dollar bills are destroyed. About 300 human figures are sitting on chairs around the ‘fireplace’. They are placed in circles, 5 rows like the seats for a theatrical performance. The petrified, passive and powerless observers are dressed in second-hand clothing. Throughout the event the installation will be displayed on the Internet, and if possible also on huge screens in big cities around the world. |