"The Conscience" - 1997
(original title in German: Das Gewissen)
“He, who doesn´t have a clear conscience, cannot look in the mirror”
“Who wants to live has to forget the conscience”
This object consists of a glass cube, standing on a socle. The background and base planes are constituted by mirrors. The background mirror is severely cracked by a large axe that sticks into it. The handle of the axe is covered with gold leaf. On the base the broken mirror fragments are scattered around. Looking at the object on eye level, one can not see oneself in the cracked background mirror, instead the golden handle is what catches the eye. The issue “to have or to be” is the main theme of this object. The object raises questions to the observer on the loss of conscience of modern man, the role of money in contemporary, consumptive society and its influence on our morals. The object is on permanent display in a shopping mall in Hurth, Germany.
(original title in German: Das Gewissen)
“He, who doesn´t have a clear conscience, cannot look in the mirror”
“Who wants to live has to forget the conscience”
This object consists of a glass cube, standing on a socle. The background and base planes are constituted by mirrors. The background mirror is severely cracked by a large axe that sticks into it. The handle of the axe is covered with gold leaf. On the base the broken mirror fragments are scattered around. Looking at the object on eye level, one can not see oneself in the cracked background mirror, instead the golden handle is what catches the eye. The issue “to have or to be” is the main theme of this object. The object raises questions to the observer on the loss of conscience of modern man, the role of money in contemporary, consumptive society and its influence on our morals. The object is on permanent display in a shopping mall in Hurth, Germany.
100 x 47 x 50 cm ((39”x 19”x 20”)wood, mirror, glass, axe, gold leaf