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2023 Competition entry
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Lyrene Kühn-Botma
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Four lithographic stones with etched image
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Description:
The broken stone tablets evoke historical and theological references to imperative texts upon which societies, beliefs, and cultures are based. These dogmas and systems set out by generations of peoples live only in the space where it is practised, existing as ideas and ideals. Ideals, such as being kind to one’s neighbour, fairness, and justice are, essentially, intangible concepts. The fragility of these belief structures and systems upon which lives, and society are based and governed sits as an ephemeral image upon the limestone. This astonishingly fragile drawing is juxtaposed with the tactility of the ancient stone.
The stones themselves, however, are split into two halves, suggesting that even though they are undeniable, stubbornly tactile and hard – they can also split and break. This work aims to invite the viewer to engage with the fading image on the stone, encouraging the slight erasure of these suggested systems, to once more as a community and neighbours redraw new thoughts and impressions engaging in discourse with one another.
Stone
Lithographic
Detail
Tags
Lyrene Kühn-Botma
Details:
Unclear
Four lithographic stones with etched image
Not for sale
Description:
The broken stone tablets evoke historical and theological references to imperative texts upon which societies, beliefs, and cultures are based. These dogmas and systems set out by generations of peoples live only in the space where it is practised, existing as ideas and ideals. Ideals, such as being kind to one’s neighbour, fairness, and justice are, essentially, intangible concepts. The fragility of these belief structures and systems upon which lives, and society are based and governed sits as an ephemeral image upon the limestone. This astonishingly fragile drawing is juxtaposed with the tactility of the ancient stone.
The stones themselves, however, are split into two halves, suggesting that even though they are undeniable, stubbornly tactile and hard – they can also split and break. This work aims to invite the viewer to engage with the fading image on the stone, encouraging the slight erasure of these suggested systems, to once more as a community and neighbours redraw new thoughts and impressions engaging in discourse with one another.
Stone
Lithographic