Repetitive Form #3
By
Silke Dettmers
2022 - 2023
Dimensions
240cm x 61cm x 31cm
Corrugated card, wallpaper; plinth: acrylic mirror.
This monolith, on inspection, is revealed to be a lie. 'The Emperor's Clothes' was an instructive childhood tale.
I remain interested in the overlooked and discarded, and how a change of scale and material can result in the illusion of power and value. The starting point for this work was provided by the packaging for an unknown product.
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