Mothers
Do we really understand the news we are watching? The abuse of power,
wars and killings, ignorance and intolerance. The sensitivity of motherhood
helps me see things clearer. I want to show the connections between different aspects of life. The feeling of helplessness, like my women without arms. Strong and powerfull mothers but powerless to prevent the actions of their sons - politicians and soldiers…

The five figures symbolise various aspects of power. They are all
large, strong women that at first glance seem to be very powerful. But
maybe they are not. They have no arms. They are unable to control the
acts of their sons. The mothers are big because they represent the human values. And big is their role in raising the powerful men. The men are on the top of the figures, like branches of a tree where the mother is the root nourishing them. The men are made small because their motives for fighting are small. They fight for power in various ways, illustrated by each of the figures.
Figure 1. Mother and politics
A politician without eyes and ears screaming from the top of the figure. The
strong and warm mother is powerless to prevent the actions of her sons -
politicians and soldiers.
Figure 2. Mother and religion
A priest or imam without eyes and ears screaming from the top of the figure
holding up the rules for life in a book. Are the rules made for women?
Figure 3. Mother and speculation
Is the banker a holy Madonna who we have always trusted, or a pig? What
did they do with the money?
Figure 4. Mother and media
The power of media is forming our minds, creates and twists the news and
shapes opinions. Do we really know what we know and why? Where did we
get our opinions?
Figure 5. Mother and environment
Consumption is here symbolised by the innocent fun world of Disney. The
head of Mickey as a skeleton stamped over the map, symbolising the
dangers of our lifestyle to the environment.