Handle with Care
2015, Mechelen, Belgium
Handle with Care is a bomb crafted from black stained glass. The work was created for Triptiek, a triptych together in collaboration with dancer Oona Van Aken and harpist Maarten Bernaerts. Triptiek is a compact performance that invites the audience into a three-minute dystopian atmosphere.
The piece resonates with the Anthropocene and the recurring cycle of destruction in which humanity seems trapped. The glass bomb functions as both artefact and relic, a still life from a world where violence is worshipped, celebrated and endlessly repeated.