We’ve all been there at some point in our lives – wondering if there is any real meaning to life. Ceramics artist Els Wenselaers created an unusual bunch of characters in the ‘Sisyphus Work’ collection to explore the question with a hint of humor.
Madame Odeur, ceramics, metal, rubber, glass
As Wenselaers explains, “they perform actions, although they realize that life is without meaning, but they stubbornly refuse to take the escape routes of death or faith. Spraying grass green, air exchange systems which are much too small to have any effect, machines that suck volatile odors, trying with mental control to move a vehicle…. again, and again, and again. Acceptance of the fundamental emptiness is the only thing that’s left.”
Brain Controlled Vehicle, ceramics, metal
The Grass Greener, ceramics, used materials
“My work is characterized by a reflection of contemporary society with a subtle humor and a tendency to idealize.”
Els Wenselaers’ website
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