Quinta Essentia IV / the squeeze
Dimension: 85x40x30 cm
Material: recycled burlap from Kenya, natural resin, real white gold leaf (12 carats)
Year: 2019
Portfolio: Quinta Essentia
Quinta Essentia IV / the squeeze
Dimension: 85x40x30 cm
Material: recycled burlap from Kenya, natural resin, real white gold leaf (12 carats)
Year: 2019
Portfolio: Quinta Essentia
Heavy duty burlap bags, used for exporting goods such as coffeebeans from third world countries, exude real white gold, thus revealing their ‚Quinta Essentia‘, their true hidden nature and indicating profound transformation and change.
In addition this work also points at the increasing gap between the rich and the poor, and the growing social phenomena of exploitation and modern slavery.