Sustained, 1992
Freezer, Generator, photocopier, sulfur, color photos, plastic can, etc
The exhibition/installation Sustained explores themes of influence, interconnected systems, and dependencies. At its center is a freezer containing an ice sculpture shaped like a propeller. To prevent the ice sculpture from melting, a small gasoline-powered generator is connected to the freezer.
This setup ensures the preservation and ”sustenance” of the sculpture. However, the generator requires continuous maintenance, as well as a steady supply of gasoline and oil, anchoring the sculpture to broader contexts—economic, political, and ecological.
Surrounding the central sculpture, the walls are covered with a dense and intricate collage of news clippings, notes, diagrams, photographs, photocopies, materials, and paintings. Together, these elements examine the sculpture from multiple perspectives: religious, economic, personal, political, and surrealistic. The interplay of these viewpoints creates a reflective and associative narrative that incorporates, actual circumstances, contradictions, fictions and private comments.
