statement

My work is an exploration of the relationship between the individual and space within social structures. It deals with the power of the dominant norm in relation to sexual identity and gender.

The work is about how we judge each other, how we perceive ourselves and judge ourselves through the eyes of the other.

It is about the constant pressure of being judged. It is not just about judging and condemning one human being to another, but especially the resulting judging and condemning of yourself.

An imposed standard by which you judge yourself and which hinders you in your daily existence.

 

I question everything we think we are and feel.

With my sculptures, I give shape to the essence of an imperative norm. An imposed norm that doesn't let you escape and gets under your skin and can be dangerous. I put the observer to the test and make them reflect on the true nature of true freedom as they think they know it...... or not.

A look at ourselves as an abstraction between fragility and strength, revealing a lost sense of humanity.

 

Geke Lensink