Installation view. Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glas, oak wood, wood stain, Lin seed oil. Curated by Ilethia Sharp. Sharp Projects, CPH. Photo by Ditte Marie Frost.
Installation view. Gatekeepers. Photo by Bjarke Johansen.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, wood stain, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, wood stain, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, wood stain, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, wood stain, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, wood stain, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, wood stain, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers
Gatekeepers is a series of sculptures that features a small anthropomorphic glass-blown creature in a treated oak frame.
The sculptures play with the metaphorical image of the gatekeeper - a person who has the power to decide who gets particular resources and opportunities - as a subtle commentary to the art world’s nepotism and abuse of power. But as you look closer it becomes difficult to tell whether the figure is guarding the frame or it is just getting squeezed and suffocated. Is the figure a protector, a victim or an obstacle? It all depends on the perspective.
“If it tempts you so much, try it in spite of my prohibition. But take note: I am powerful. And I am only the most lowly gatekeeper. But from room to room stand gatekeepers, each more powerful than the other. I can’t endure even one glimpse of the third.”
– Franz Kafka, Before the Law
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Installation view. Gatekeepers. Photo by Bjarke Johansen.
Installation view. Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glas, oak wood, wood stain, Lin seed oil. Curated by Ilethia Sharp. Sharp Projects, CPH. Photo by Ditte Marie Frost.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, wood stain, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, wood stain, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, wood stain, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, wood stain, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, wood stain, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, wood stain, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers, 2021, approx. 30 x 20 cm. Blown glass, oak wood, Lin seed oil. Photo by Rine Rodin.
Gatekeepers
Gatekeepers is a series of sculptures that features a small anthropomorphic glass-blown creature in a treated oak frame.
The sculptures play with the metaphorical image of the gatekeeper - a person who has the power to decide who gets particular resources and opportunities - as a subtle commentary to the art world’s nepotism and abuse of power. But as you look closer it becomes difficult to tell whether the figure is guarding the frame or it is just getting squeezed and suffocated. Is the figure a protector, a victim or an obstacle? It all depends on the perspective.
“If it tempts you so much, try it in spite of my prohibition. But take note: I am powerful. And I am only the most lowly gatekeeper. But from room to room stand gatekeepers, each more powerful than the other. I can’t endure even one glimpse of the third.”
– Franz Kafka, Before the Law
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