submitted by
Tobias Kühn
Mentors
Peter Heckwolf
Faculty:
Art and Design
Degree programme:
Fine Art (Diploma)
Type of project presentation
Artwork
Semester
Summer semester 2019
The Ouroboros or uroborus (/ˌ(j)ʊərəˈbɒrəs, uːˈrɒbərɒs/) is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon, eating its own tail. Originating in ancient Egyptian iconography, the ouroboros entered western tradition via Greek magical tradition and was adopted as a symbol in Gnosticism and Hermeticism and most notably in alchemy. The term derives from Ancient Greek: οὐροβόρος, from οὐρά (oura), "tail" + βορά (bora), "food", from βιβρώσκω (bibrōskō), "I eat".
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros
The installation is located in the city center of Weimar under the arcades between Mon Ami and Kasseturm. A body, drowning, reaches for the rescuing chain from above which is wrapped around its own leg.
For some time now I have worked with the division or separation of objects and their re-/ deplacement in order to create paradoxical stories or situations. Ouroboros increases by the hopeful gesture the absurdity but also the tragedy of the situation.
Material: wood & steel
Email: tkuehn.arts[at]googlemail.com
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