THE BEAST INSIDE NEEDS ITS SPACE. The message is not intended to be negative, but rather inviting to face your unwanted part of the self. It is an all times shared psychological and philosophical believe that this is the only way to create inner peace and reach oneness. The work resonates with people ready for this proces of Introspection.
A loose irregular shard like a disfigured abstract animal ear.
The spectator’s flaws and the imperfection of the self, are not only expressed by the erratic shape of the work - but is further emphasised by the addition of the irregular engraved black fault line and the symbolically broken fragment separately placed at the upper left side.
The mirror becomes of portal, literally in the space, opening up the way to the spectator’s inner depth. The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely, Carl Jung.
Here together with two works of artist Mathieu Ficheroux (1926-2003).
Whimsical mirror with intentional crack. THE BEAST INSIDE NEEDS ITS SPACE - H 315 x W 250 x D 4 cm / glass 6 mm, ca 100 kg.
Production of the work. Consciously arranging all specific angles of the mirror’s contour and its crack point by point.
The crates for transporting the beast.