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The sculpture resembles a ritual prop from an imagined culture. Its stacked construction recalls the logic of a fountain or monument, but the materials and finish place it somewhere less familiar. The result suggests a cult ornament whose original function can no longer be clearly understood.

The work forms part of a broader exploration of how belief is given shape and authority. A flower-like form covered with metal studs crowns the object and functions as a cult icon, seductive in its finish but unsettling in its presence. Although no water flows through it, the sculpture still carries the upward movement and ceremonial force of a fountain.

Resin, Styrofoam, aluminium, studs, steel, wood, silk PLA, epoxy and toothpicks
180 × 40 × 40 cm
Presented in Fountains Without Water
De Apotheker, Amsterdam, 2023
Later shown in Fountains Without Water as part of W139 Hosts
W139, Amsterdam, 2023

Photography by Tommy Smits

No Fountains Without Water

2023