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The Aesthetics of a Fall, 2024 Installation

The Aesthetics of a Fall argues that modern war technologies produce not only destruction, but also an aesthetic form. The mortar shell, beyond being a product of engineering, persists here as a symbolic sculpture of contemporary violence. The installation questions the place, form, and ideological nature of violence within everyday life. Wood, as a material, transforms the militaristic form through its fragility and organic quality. Mortar shells shaped like bowling pins make visible the thin line between play and violence. Throughout history, play has functioned as a simulation of war; what appears as an innocent arena is, in fact, a space where violence is intertwined with aesthetics. The installation reveals both the entertaining and traumatic dimensions of play, as each fallen pin signifies the collapse of a body, a structure, or a memory.

The Aesthetics of a Fall argues that modern war technologies produce not only destruction, but also an aesthetic form. The mortar shell, beyond being a product of engineering, persists here as a symbolic sculpture of contemporary violence. The installation questions the place, form, and ideological nature of violence within everyday life. Wood, as a material, transforms the militaristic form through its fragility and organic quality. Mortar shells shaped like bowling pins make visible the thin line between play and violence. Throughout history, play has functioned as a simulation of war; what appears as an innocent arena is, in fact, a space where violence is intertwined with aesthetics. The installation reveals both the entertaining and traumatic dimensions of play, as each fallen pin signifies the collapse of a body, a structure, or a memory.
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