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MADE IN CYLAND

ALEXANDER SHISHKIN-HOKUSAI

THE BATH OF MARAT

Kinetic Installation, 2016

Simulated wings are immersed in tubs filled with black paint and they flap, bringing to mind birds soiled by oil spills at sea. The work refers to the subject of Icarus: the aspiration towards beautiful ideas followed by a fall into the depths of crap. On the other hand, the wings function as the giant brushes of an artist. The customary artisanal world of a creator can also be interpreted as an endless immersion in light and darkness.

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