TO CELEBRATE ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY, THE KUNSTSCHULE LIECHTENSTEIN TRANSFORMED BUS STOPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY INTO AN OPEN-AIR GALLERY. THE WARTEHAUS EXHIBITION SHOWCASED WORKS BY ARTISTS FROM THE REGION — TURNING EVERYDAY WAITING SPACES INTO MOMENTS OF ARTISTIC REFLECTION.
WITH MY CONTRIBUTION 'THE DESTROYED HOMUNCULUS", I SHOW THE IMPORTANCE OF FREE THOUGHTS...
A BUS RIDE MAY SEEM LONG AND TEDIOUS. HOWEVER, IT IS OFTEN DURING THESE MOMENTS OF QUIET WAITING THAT THE MOST VALUABLE THOUGHTS CROSS OUR MINDS. STARING AT A PHONE CAN WASTE THIS POTENTIAL. PEOPLE SINK INTO THE WORLD OF DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, LEAVING NO ROOM FOR FREE-FLOWING THOUGHTS. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH OUR GAZE IS DRAWN ONLY TO THE PHONE, WHILE EVERYTHING ELSE AROUND US FADES AWAY.
FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING, THE VIBRANT AND CREATIVE ESSENCE OF OUR BRAIN TURNS INTO A GRAY AND LIFELESS MASS. THE CAPTIVATING GAZE INTO A PHONE STEALS FREE THOUGHTS, IDEAS, AND ULTIMATELY, CREATIVITY.
THE WORK "THE DESTROYED HOMUNCULUS" AIMS TO OPEN THE VIEWER’S EYES. BEFORE STEPPING ONTO THE BUS, ONE MIGHT REFLECT ON THIS IMAGE, AND IDEALLY, DECIDE TO LEAVE THEIR PHONE IN THEIR POCKET, ALLOWING THEIR MIND TO WANDER FREELY OR SIMPLY OBSERVE THEIR SURROUNDINGS. IN THE END, THE ESSENCE LIES IN FREE THOUGHTS — RICH WITH VALUABLE IDEAS AND INSPIRATION.