inflatable object, polyvinyl, 90 × 200 × 220 cm

purchased in 2023 with support from the Czech Republic Ministry of Culture

This work reflects a critical examination of mass and material culture, and serves as a response to the explosive rise of mobile communication around the turn of the millennium. The mobile phone, as a tool of civilization, paradoxically contributed to depersonalization and the erosion of interpersonal interaction. The artist was one of the first globally to address this phenomenon in a critical way. The mobile phone is accompanied by other consumer goods connected to the breast of a parasite-mother figure, including a can of Coca-Cola, a champagne bottle, and an iron. Inside the mother's head, two small figures are shown playing with credit cards.

The material and form of the work are essential. Inflatable objects—made of PVC or synthetic materials—are typical of the artist's early practice and refer to the era in which they were created. These materials embody speed, the dynamics of change (inflated/deflated), portability, a spectacular surface, artificiality, hollow content, and an emphasis on physical objecthood. The object thus demonstrates mass culture in its very form.

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