LUMIR HLADIK – WHITE IS GOOD, September 6 – 9, 2013

Elements used: vintage 19th century scythe with a wheat cradle, gauze, wild blueberry juice, vintage bedpan and milk.

Two decades ago, in his early action art oeuvre, Lumir used derailed situations to get his message across. In his current work he is derailing objects and histories. White is Good installation at _Corridor213 is an example of this formula. The antique scythe is a bizarre object to begin with, with a plethora of confusing connotations and associations. The fact that it ceased to be a functional, useful object augments the complexity of its symbolic powers. In addition, the artist’s treatment of the scythe further blurs its coordinates in our mental matrix. Similarly, the vintage bedpan filled with milk causes yet another perfect storm. The final combination ignites a furious metaphorical fugue.