Atelier Van Lieshout

Excrementus Megalomanus

2019

Fiberglass, steel, wood
250 x 300 x 580 cm

This composting machine is a true omnivore. At the top of the spiral staircase sits a compost toilet, where one can relieve oneself while enjoying the view. The lower part consists of urinals, vomit and ejaculation stations. All human waste is collected and recycled. Man feeds the machine and becomes one with it — a recurrent theme in AVL’s work.

Excrementus Megalomanus (2019) was part of the following exhibition(s):
‘Let’s Get Physical‘, Atelier Van Lieshout, Rotterdam (NL), 2020
‘In the Age of Post-Drought‘, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (NL), 2019
Transnatural, Into The Great Wide Open, Vlieland (NL), 2019

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