NO SUCCESS LIKE FAILURE
“She knows there's no success like failure And that failure's no success at all.” (Bob Dylan, “Love Minus Zero/ No Limit” 1965)
The work consists of two parts. One is a scaffolding construction holding approximately 40-inch high letters forming the words “NO SUCCESS LIKE FAILURE”. The letters itself are simply made of wood and illuminated by old fashioned neon lines. The neon flickers. The second part is the corpse of a noble, high class limousine that suffered a fatal crash. It is covered in matt black paint. A golden substance is coming out of the car’s cabin, seemingly bursting through the windows and cracks. Made of building foam it seems to be frozen in a exploding, splashing movement. The installation addresses a substantial human longing for success in every aspect of our live and the struggle to cope with failure. It also reflects the glamorous and hip atmosphere of an art fair and confronts its immanent promise of commercial and appreciatory success with a fear of possible looming failure.
NO SUCCESS LIKE FAILURE
“She knows there's no success like failure And that failure's no success at all.” (Bob Dylan, “Love Minus Zero/ No Limit” 1965)
The work consists of two parts. One is a scaffolding construction holding approximately 40-inch high letters forming the words “NO SUCCESS LIKE FAILURE”. The letters itself are simply made of wood and illuminated by old fashioned neon lines. The neon flickers. The second part is the corpse of a noble, high class limousine that suffered a fatal crash. It is covered in matt black paint. A golden substance is coming out of the car’s cabin, seemingly bursting through the windows and cracks. Made of building foam it seems to be frozen in a exploding, splashing movement. The installation addresses a substantial human longing for success in every aspect of our live and the struggle to cope with failure. It also reflects the glamorous and hip atmosphere of an art fair and confronts its immanent promise of commercial and appreciatory success with a fear of possible looming failure.