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| "EUROPE - MYTH AND REALITY" ©2014-15 Exploring the relationship of the myth of Europa (princess) and the Bull (Zeus) to the present entity of the European Union. An effort to present, in a "playful" manner, the experiment of the E.U. that is "rocking" by being incomplete e.g. without constitutional binding. Metaphorically Europa is interpreted as the intelligent or open-minded. The myth of Europa and Zeus is a variant of the union of Sky (Heaven) and Earth. The appearance of gods in the form of animals or birds and their interactions with mortals signify an attempt to establish "family connection" with divine authority by various people who sought or were in power, therefore to be trusted and accepted by their subjects to rule. Attempt to establish authority is also the acquisition or possession of religious text and "divine" relics considered "conception" with the divine. The global advancement of Democracy in order to support equality among people tends to abolish those "taboos" yet the idea of "divine" or "hereditary rights" to control populations is reality and much practiced today by the political and religious elite establishments. Could the European Union finally abolish those obstacles to achieve a true unification ? |
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| Europa, the bull and the cargo load 120x180x180cm mixed medium | |
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| Europa and the Bull 30x35x15cm 3d print | |
 Europe balancing 40x80x160cm wood, fabric |
 Europa balancing 40x80x160cm wood, plexiglas |
 Euro balancing 40x80x160cm wood, fabric |
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 Europa dismounted 40x35x30cm 3d print |
 Europe balancing 35x35x7cm 3d print |
 Europa goes rodeo 80x80x180cm mixed medium |
 Europa playing 40x160x160cm wood, plexiglas |
 Europe goes rodeo 80x80x180cm mixed medium |
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