Belinde De Bruyckere (2) : Schmerzensmann

The following is a quote from the press release for the artist's exhibition, "Schmerzensmann" (Man of Suffering) held in November 2006 at Hauser&Wirth London, Piccadilly.

"At First their shape seems familiar although their forms resist interpretation, offering a disturbing vision of fragility and suffering.
De Bruyckere's work is infused with ambiguity. The patterned woollen blankets that she incorporates in her sculpture not only symbolise warmth and protection, but also evoke fear, sickness and debilitation. Female figures made of wax crouch beneath their heavy burden, which threatens to suffocate as well as shelter."