The Gluttonous Mountain by Jurjen Galema

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The Gluttonous Mountain by Jurjen Galema

In the window exhibition space DISplay, 24/7 visible from the St. Walburgstraat

In 2021, Jurjen Galema developed his long-term concept The Seven Deadly Sins within the Young Grunn Artist III programme. His concept is inspired by the 14th-century book La Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy) by the Italian writer Dante Alighieri. Since then, Jurjen has transformed five of the seven sins into impressive soft sculptures. The latest in the series is The Gluttonous Mountain, commissioned by Into Nature for the VAM-berg. A striking, colorful fabric artwork of a sleeping three-headed dog inspired by Cerberus, a creature from Greek mythology, based on the sin gluttony. Unlike Dante’s depiction of Cerberus as a bloodthirsty creature that prevents the gluttons from escaping the third circle of hell, Jurjen transformed this creature into a large, soft sculpture that materialises its presence in our earthly realm. 

NP3.

NP3 is een tentoonstellings- en onderzoeksruimte voor hedendaagse experimenterende kunst. Zij beschikt over drie unieke locaties in de stad van Groningen met ieder een eigen architectuur, functie en uitstraling: RE:Search:Gallery aan de Hofstraat 21, de containerkunsthal MOBi aan de Suikerlaan 41 en eMMa het 24/7/365 interactieve programma in de Videobusstop van Rem Koolhaas op het Emmaplein.

Location.

NP3 | RE:Search:Gallery
Hofstraat 21
9712JA Groningen
tel +31(0)50 - 2044 783
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