2019
35 L bins, vinyl stickers
100 x 33 x 34 cm each (in five parts)
Five colored containers, identical to those used for waste collection, are marked by a label that evokes negative feelings: arrogance, envy, intolerance. The public is invited, while throwing away a piece of trash, to metaphorically dispose of one’s inner demons. This version of the work, also reflects on the otfen complained about waste collection crisis in Rome, was realised for the exhibition Conversation Piece VI at Fondazione Memmo.
Another version of the work was originally was created for the solo exhibition typisch deutsch? (typical German?) at the MAKK in Cologne, depicting the German psyche’s meticulous traits.