The work reflects the degradation of the basic, traditional, moral, and religious commandments in modern society and represents a visual... Read More
The
work reflects the degradation of the basic, traditional, moral, and religious
commandments in modern society and represents a visual commentary on modern
social problems and cultural trends.
The
central element of the composition is a large circular saw, symbolizing
industrial society and the merciless mechanism of consumption. Around it are
various metal parts (nuts, bolts, washers), presenting the depersonalization
and standardization of human life in the modern world.
Miniature
figures of people, scattered around the circular saw, symbolize the human
masses, who are drawn into the endless wheel of consumption by the iron hand of
the system. Mechanics and dehumanization of society are emphasized by metal
elements that create a feeling of cruel and cold atmosphere.
The
work illustrates the substitution of fundamental human values in the pursuit
of material goods and superficial pleasures.
In
modern society, traditional moral and spiritual commandments are giving way to
new, but empty and most often destructive "consumerism commandments".
The
work calls on the viewer to think about the essence of modern society, about
personal freedom, morality and the influence that unlimited consumption
standards have on people.
