Deadly Flower 72 cm dia. 2022
In the collection of the Petrideio Foundation Paphos
Countless pictures of the Covid virus were shown on TV. It looks so beautiful but it is a killer. By August 2022, 6.5 million people had died worldwide and that figure was expected to rise to 8 million by the end of the year. That is eight times the population of Cyprus annihilated.
‘Deadly Flower’ represents the incongruity of the beautiful image and it’s deadly reality. At first sight it may appear attractive but on closer examination the petals are seen to be gravestones. The gravestones are marked with symbols of the world’s religions and the world’s currencies. to show that the virus killed indiscriminately. Being a theist, an atheist or a worshipper of money was no protection.
In the collection of the Petrideio Foundation Paphos
Countless pictures of the Covid virus were shown on TV. It looks so beautiful but it is a killer. By August 2022, 6.5 million people had died worldwide and that figure was expected to rise to 8 million by the end of the year. That is eight times the population of Cyprus annihilated.
‘Deadly Flower’ represents the incongruity of the beautiful image and it’s deadly reality. At first sight it may appear attractive but on closer examination the petals are seen to be gravestones. The gravestones are marked with symbols of the world’s religions and the world’s currencies. to show that the virus killed indiscriminately. Being a theist, an atheist or a worshipper of money was no protection.
Locked Down 64 x 64 x7 cm 2022
In the collection of Wout and Helma Boss Limassol
We were confined. Due to our personalities and/or personal circumstances we responded in very different ways. Those who had very busy lives were suddenly ‘time rich’ and didn’t know how to spend it. Others enjoyed spending time with their children, reading or simply relaxing. Almost everyone felt the separation from loved ones very painful.
‘Locked Down’ uses simple human figures to illustrate these contrasts and the frustration of separation. It uses the medium that is still with us today: the perspex screens that divide us from others at the tills of shops and supermarkets.
In the collection of Wout and Helma Boss Limassol
We were confined. Due to our personalities and/or personal circumstances we responded in very different ways. Those who had very busy lives were suddenly ‘time rich’ and didn’t know how to spend it. Others enjoyed spending time with their children, reading or simply relaxing. Almost everyone felt the separation from loved ones very painful.
‘Locked Down’ uses simple human figures to illustrate these contrasts and the frustration of separation. It uses the medium that is still with us today: the perspex screens that divide us from others at the tills of shops and supermarkets.