Maria, een stuk, vlees
Mary, a piece, of meat21x29cm
A lamb chop dressed in blue, wending it’s way between trees on a meadow with yellow flowers.
This piece was conceived on the occasion of “Salon De La Muse”, an exhibition at Aaimachine, Lieven Segers studio. Contributors where prompted with: “what does your muse look like and can you translate this to an A4-format?”
Having had no particular preconception of muses, my mind drifted to iconic muses and how they have always been portrayed: female, youthfull, squeeky clean with immortalized beauty. I saw the opportunity to make a muse that would wither in time, fester, rot and reek and hoped it would be beautiful. This Resulted in a lamb chop and floorcloth, vacuum-sealed and resembling Mary. The religious symbolics of the lamb, the history of cleaning in the rag and the attempt to conserve the flesh made an image I am very fond of.
(Later this work mysteriously dissapeared from my basement freezer.)
On display at Aaimachine.
Mary at the end of the exhibit.
The drawing that was presented to the butcher.