Fucking Pray

What constitutes something huge, was one of the beginning questions for the investigation. Instead of a mostly theoretical outwards pointed approach, an inwards pointed investigation was initiated. Confronted with the reality of a, relative to the human size, very large obstacle, in form of a white brick wall, the artist spend time trying to overcome this obstacle. Both physically and mentally overcoming this obstacle was the process that led to the final realization of being unable to get past this white wall. Ultimately only the feeling of hoping for the impossible to occur or having to pray to some sort of higher entity remained. Facing such a problem, the sentence: “Well, fucking pray to god! The wall isn’t gonna move itself!”, gave rise to the idea of an inginocchiatoio (Prie-Dieu) or Betstuhl. Further building on the idea of a huge concept this Christian piece of furniture was constructed by using EUR-Pallets, Particle Boards, and standard 2-inch nails. A literal process of constructing the Christian Prie-Dieu out of the very objects that enable globalization and exploitation of workers in emerging countries through world-wide overseas shipping was the first phase for this artwork.
The second phase began with the search of a modern bible or songbook to complete the holy trinity of ideologies and concepts combined here. A German copy of the Playboy Magazine titled:” Eine erotische Welt-Reise in 22 Akten”, was attached to the Prie-Dieu with two 2inch nails.
In the end this work crumbles under the weight of the combination in posed questions and stands symbolically for the failed attempt and overly zealous naivety of the artist’s process initiated but prematurely stopped.