2010. Corten Steel & enamel paint. 400 (l) x 135 (w) x 170 cm (h)

The timeless word ‘Chief’ aims to provoke reflections on our need for heroes, and this toppled giant, slumped in defeat, alludes to propagandist embodiments of power laid low, the pathos of the heroic body. There is something clearly skeletal about the form, which, just like historical or political reputations, appears and dissolves, depending on one’s point of view.