Adel Abidin: Ascension

Mixed media installation

Ascension represents a super hero, rising from a burning metropolis, confronting the viewer. The ascending figure may be giving up in despair, rising to save the world, or simply escaping the torched earth below.

Details:

Light-box and charcoal drawing on the wall

Material: metal box, Plexiglas, LED lights and printed film

Dimensions: 130 x 175 cm x 20cm

Installation view: Wharf: Centre D'art Contemporain de Basse, Normandy – 2011