Opening: Wednesday December 13th
Ambition and greed are the driving forces behind Tribe Apex, a dystopian Tower of Babel inhabited by a group of characters striving to climb to the top of a constantly growing human mountain. Upon reaching the pinnacle, they fall back down, condemned to an endless cycle of competition that becomes an end in itself. The colourless figures make up a hypnotic greyish mass prompting reflection upon the notion of individual identity and collective behaviour: the wild movements animating them reveal the dehumanising effects of success-driven existence. The work is inspired by Flemish Renaissance paintings such as Pieter Brueghel's The Wine of St. Martin’s Day (1565) and Hieronymus Bosch's The Hay Wain (1516). Benedetta Casini
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