Memento Mori — leonid keller

By reducing well-known images and symbols of societal revolution, idealism and anarchy to mere gestures, Memento Mori (2017) encourages reflection on the constructed nature of reality. This interdisciplinary installation explores how a dominant visual culture can limit a society's perspective.

Stein und Glas, 2017
cobblestone, coated
10 x 7 x 8,5 cm
high-rise glass
30 x 40 cm
clamp

Eines Morgens, 2017
oil on canvas
70 x 80 cm
screenprint on silk
70 x 400 cm

Eines Morgens werde ich die Tür öffnen und auf die Strasse gehen, wie gestern auch.

(from a 1978 poem by the greek actor and anarchist Katerina Gogou. Original wording: Ένα πρωί θ’ ανοίξω την πόρτα/ και θα βγω στους δρόμους/ όπως και χτες. English translation: One morning I’ll open the door and I’ll get out into the streets, like I did yesterday.)

Athens, 17/11, 2017
two-part
graphite on paper
56 x 78 cm