Ego-system versus Ecosystem
132.08 x 45.72 x 30.48 cm. (excluding stand)
2023
Our ego, this self-constructed representation
of ourselves through our experiences, tends to identify with our possessions
and what we do to obtain them. It has a fundamental thirst for existence and
pleasure, which translates into the urge to possess. He says to himself:
"The more I possess and the harder I work to achieve it, the more unique,
valuable and worthy of recognition I am. To secure this feeling of being more,
he sets out to control as much as possible, so as not to be caught off-guard by
others and himself. This mode of operation leads to unbridled overactivity,
which has an impact on the environment. The personal ego thus becomes part of a
universal ego, blind to the destruction it can cause. He unconsciously hopes
that nature will continue to comply with this suicidal quest.
This work is a portrait of a production
system that is leading to the deregulation of what is vital to us: water, air
and food. Among humans, the victims of this climatic and social chaos are first
and foremost the people of developing countries. But for many years now, the
deterioration of ecosystems has been affecting the animals represented by this
starving polar bear, which in turn affects us. Nature, symbolized by this
middle finger, cares very little about our attempts to limit the damage and continue
to submit her to our egocentric madness. She will outlive us.
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