In this series of 3D animations, a statue symbolizing power bends in different contexts. What begins as a gesture of respect gradually shifts into a movement that exceeds itself. The monument bends deeper and deeper, until the gesture turns into self-satisfaction — a power that pleases itself, consuming its own reverence.
Linked to the power of religion.
Refers to industrial power, resource extraction, and the transformation of the landscape.
Refers to economic and ecological power, the dependence on oil, and the exhaustion of natural resources.
The commander figure is a polyester sculpture from the project Choose and Change and was later 3D scanned. The figure first appeared in the 3D animation Perpetrator - Victim Exchange.