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'I think my greatest aspiration (...) is to become a needle to sew everything up, but first to push my way in there, and sew all this history up again. I don’t want to delve into the past for archaeological pleasure (...) but because the past has a reality which conditions us deep down. Then if you bring it to the surface, it’s full of possibilities.'
In this tableau vivant, Kounellis is wearing a white Kouros mask, and is carrying a burning oil lamp. In classical antiquity, such masks were used to honour grieving relatives. Masks portraying dead persons were worn on special occasions to resurrect the ancestors and let them share in the festivities. In this work, Kounellis, wearing such a mask, is standing motionlessly against a wall. The mask seems here …
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