Braga’s objects from the Negros series are intense black shapes that refer to processes of death, mourning and transformation. He partly developed this interactive installation in the museum’s TextielLab. For his ‘Stimulus: cord reflexes, Subject B.M.’ (2016), Hess was inspired by the tactility of skin, and specifically the movement of testicles. The works by Bart Hess (*1984) and Brazilian artist Célio Braga (*1963) subtly represent the hidden sensual side of humans. Pilon’s swan wings seem to be an echo of this shattered dream.īlack has different associations across cultures and religions: death, mystery and the darker side of human nature but also power, nobility and prestige.
Icarus’ wings of swan feathers and wax melted when he flew too close to the sun. Her work evokes associations with the famous ballet piece of the dying swan and the fate of the mythical Greek hero Icarus. Her white ‘ZT (Swan wings)’ from 1995 is a sculptural piece that can be worn around the shoulders. However, the delicate sculpture made of iron wire and gauze primarily explores the vulnerability of human existence.Īrtist Alet Pilon (*1949) also explores the symbolic connotations of black and white in her work and often gives it a surreal twist.
Serenity symbol meaning series#
Christian Bastiaans’ (*1951) ‘Madonna of Humility’ (2003) from the series Hurt Modelsreflects the Christian meaning of white as an expression of purity. White represents purity, holiness and eternity in religions including Christianity and Islam. Miriam Verbeek (*1960) refers to these intercultural differences in her series of black and white mourning jewellery. In the West, meanwhile, black has symbolised mourning since the Renaissance. In many African and Asian cultures, as well as in medieval Europe, white is the traditional colour of death and mourning. These themes find a playful and poetic expression in the works by Regula Maria Müller (*1961), Maria Roosen (*1957) and Hinke Schreuders (*1969) and the jewellery by Felieke van der Leest (*1968), but they also examine female roles. The colour is also associated with women as virgins, mothers and caregivers.
In the West, white clothing and decoration are symbolic of the joy around births, baptisms and weddings. In many cultures, white is seen as the colour of innocence and virginity, purity, loyalty and peace.
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