Dear ICC – Aspects of Contemporary Art in Belgium 1970-1985
© M HKA
Vliegende messen [Flying Knives], 1974
Installation
, Variable dimensions
butcher knifes, motor, fishing line, metal
The installation with the flying knives (1974) is an example of the perpetuum mobile, with two ominously rotating kitchen knives performing a fatal circular dance. This can be interpreted as art claiming its own territory. We enter at our own risk.