The installation consists of 5 black towers, representing various ministries. A coloured light shines inside each tower, symbolising 5 different qualities: Love, Beauty, Equality, Freedom and Fun. Actors play commissioners of an Utopian society. The towers are designed with sharp angles: wooden plates rest on each other without any screws or other conjunctions. The exterior opening is 1,50 m high so a guest entering the temple has to bow down: a forced act of respect. The interior opening, which leads to the center of the temple, is just 1 m high, so people have to be on their knees.
By going through the inner gate the visitor is pushed into the worship position. Here the guest will meet ‘The Oracle’, a character performed by the artist. The Oracle is quiet, and guides the guest into meditation after which applies make-up on their face. Guests leave the temple marked as members of a new tribe. The encounter is very touching and intimate. Some people recalled having experienced deep emotions.

• This project was supported by Berlagefonds

Related show:

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  01.07.2015: Graduation Show until 05.07.2015
  • Gerrit Rietveld Academie
  • group show
  
  

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The Initiation

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