Je eigen slager/ my own butcher, 2011
front of a backpack, sculpture, pins
55 x 32 cm
Exhibitions
2013, Internet and Elvis will never die, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
Literature
2013, "The Internet and Elvis will never die", Metropolis M
2013, " Absurde totaalinstallatie", NRC
A juxtaposition of cultures - In his work Dick Verdult often plays with language. In this work 'Je eigen slager / my own butcher' Verdult juxtaposes two different realities: a western one, represented by the backpack promoting a local butcher shop, and a foreign one, representing the western look of 'the other'.