Life
Fiberglass
140 x 83 x 32 cm
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CasAnus
Fiberglass
1000 x 1000 x 250 cm
CasAnus premiered at Messe Platz Basel in 2007 and was voted in the top 10 quirkiest hotels in the world by CNN this year. A night in the “organ hotel” costs 120 euro (at Verbeke Foundation, Belgium).
Location: Verbeke Foundation, Belgium.
Wellness Skull
Fiberglass, wood
600 x 250 x 450 cm
A healthy mind in a healthy body. The neck of this giant skull houses a bath and its cranium a sauna. The eyes emit steam when it is in use. Wellness Skull is a monument to the complexity and beauty of the human body, including the parts that usually remain covered. The sculpture also questions our contemporary obsession with youthfulness, self-experiences and indulgence, as wellness has become a new religion.
Wellness Skull (2007) was part of the following exhibition(s):
‘De Verleiding’, Bosch Parade, ‘s Hertogenbosch (NL), 2022
‘Let’s Get Physical’, Atelier Van Lieshout, Rotterdam (NL), 2020 – 2021
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Wall Decoration
Polyurethane foam
310 x 50 x 222 cm
Wall Decoration shows the ultimate purpose of the inhabitants of SlaveCity (2005 – 2008), a zero footprint city with green renewable energy as part of its self-sufficient ambition: re-use. At its core, SlaveCity is rational, efficient, and profitable, not wasting any of the worlds resources, and completely self-sufficient. Everything is recyclable, including the slaves themselves.
Wall Decoration (2008) was part of the following exhibition(s):
‘Das Haus’, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen (DE), 2008 – 2009
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Dickhead Baby
Fiberglass
37 x 21 x 15 cm
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Pappamamma
Fiberglass
120 x 97 x 42 cm
PappaMamma Lamp is a translation of the human reproductive process. It is an anatomical cross-section of the genital organs: the penis, the vagina, and the gestating fœtus. Light of life.
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Family Lamp
Fiberglass
130 x 120 x 200 cm
Family Lamp (2007) was part of the following exhibition(s):
‘Utopia‘, Château Saint-Maur, Saint Tropez (FR), 2022
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Man Ripped Open I – IX
PolyUrea
Series of nine sculptures
Various dimensions
Man Ripped Open (2008) was part of the following exhibition(s):
‘Das Haus’, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen (DE), 2008 – 2009
Location: Man Ripped Open IX is in the collection of Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam (NL).
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Bloodbags
Polyurethane foam
100 x 71 x 14 cm
Black Bag Sitting Black Bag Kneeling Black Bag Standing Big White Bag
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The Mall
Fiberglass
250 x 210 x 237 cm
The Mall, situated in SlaveCity’s public area is a giant biomorphic baroque shopping center. With 26 floors this humongous building is the world’s largest boundless consumer paradise, opened 24/7. The Mall houses countless shops that are irrationally chosen by Joep, consisting of numerous luxury good stores, with upstairs a recreational area including brothels, bars, night clubs, casinos, and a spa. Other floors house fashion stores, art galleries, design and furniture stores as well as convenience services. Downstairs you will find an arena for entertainment fights with supermarkets and quality organic food suppliers. Furthermore a health department with pharmacies and dental- and medical care as well as a hair- and beauty salon, a cosmetic surgery parlor. The Mall: the shopping city, just to kill time.
Operation
Fiberglass
185 x 100 x 180 cm
Operation (2007) was part of the following exhibition(s):
‘Boijmans Drive-Thru Museum’, Ahoy, Rotterdam (NL), 2020
‘De Kannibaal’, Villa Zebra, Rotterdam (NL), 2011 – 2012
‘Infernopolis’, Submarinewharf, Rotterdam (NL), 2010
Collection: Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam (NL)
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Soep Express
Fiberglass
500 x 200 x 180 cm
Technocrat Table
Bronze
180 x 95 x 85 cm
The Technocrat is a complex closed circuit of food, alcohol, excrement and energy. In this system, the human burgher is the cogwheel that generates thousands of litres of raw material to produce not only valuable biogas used for cooking but also an ‘Alcoholator’ distillery to keep the humans quiet and happy. The Technocrat consists of four parts that come with instructions. By following these instructions, anyone can learn to operate The Technocrat.
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BikiniBar
Fiberglass
950 x 600 x 300 cm
A meeting point for elderly people: beautiful, cruel and sensual, with a nice interior space. Both art and architecture, BikiniBar represents a building as a sculpture and a sculpture as a building. There is a place to rest inside, where people can withdraw from the busy beach life or bad weather. BikiniBar is the only female body you can enter without permission.
BikiniBar (2006) was part of the following exhibition(s):
‘Vrijstaat’, Kasteel Keukenhof, Lisse (NL), 2014
‘Infernopolis’, Submarinewharf, Rotterdam (NL), 2010
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The Cube
Fiberglass, steel
225 x 225 x 225 cm
Humans are nothing but biogas producers in the large-scale installation The Technocrat. The Cube embodies its most rigorous form of industrially farming humans. Bodies are fixed to frames, food and anaesthetic alcohol are administered while tubes attached to their anuses suck up the excrement. These units lend themselves to efficient stacking.
The Cube (2007) was part of the following exhibition(s):
‘Let’s Get Physical’, Atelier Van Lieshout, Rotterdam (NL), 2020 – 2021
‘Vrijstaat’, Kasteel Keukenhof, Lisse (NL), 2014
‘Das Haus’, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen (DE), 2008 – 2009
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The Globe
Fiberglass
140 x 140 x 140 cm
The Globe (2007) is part of The Boardroom installation, and is a simplified version of the spinning world, where the ruling class of SlaveCity can plan expansion and new outposts. There are no mountains, no countries, no lakes, just a flat space to be conquered by the vision behind SlaveCity. The world is very important to the rulers of SlaveCity, as they are very concerned with the environment; SlaveCity is completely self sufficient and releases no waste. The Globe slowly rotates clockwise to reveal all the continents and oceans.
Location: Collection of Maxxi Museum, Rome.
The Globe (2007) was part of the following exhibition(s):
‘What is Our Home?’, IVAM, Valencia (ES), 2020 – 2021
Waterwagon
Fiberglass
600 x 215 x 165 cm
Waterwagon is part of Slave City, a completely self-sufficient city free of hunger, sickness and unemployment. Inhabitants perform the slave labour necessary for its smooth operation. When they become redundant, their organs are sold and the rest is recycled as food, bio fuel and compost. Ultimately, that will also be the fate of the figures who pull this wagon that provides the city with the water it cannot do without.
Waterwagon (2007) was part of the following exhibition(s):
The Rebellion, Luxembourg Art Week, Luxembourg (Lux), 2023
‘Let’s Get Physical’, Atelier Van Lieshout, Rotterdam (NL), 2020 – 2021
‘SlaveCity’, De Pont, Tilburg (NL), 2016
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The Family
Fiberglass
150 x 150 x 450 cm
Location: Rabobank, Heinenoord (NL)
Gieleskull
Fiberglass
220 x 140 x 130 cm
Coffin for Peter Giele
Location: Cementery Zorgvliet, Amsterdam
Sensory Deprivation Skull
Fiberglass
Edition of 10
50 x 40 x 60 cm
This small skull is inspired by the Study Skulls and other Skulls Joep van Lieshout made in the late nineties. Making use of the minimal space needed for the body to relax this unit opens out to reveal a room in which the user can escape the sensory clutter of modern life.
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Biogas Installation Open View
Fiberglass
79 x 58 x 34 cm
Biogas Installation Open View
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Male Slave University
Mixed media
490 x 490 x 110 cm
Male Slave University is the educational centre for the male slaves in SlaveCity. The building is shaped as a heptagon with seven large, impressive auditoriums which are centred around a central multifunctional space. This model of Male Slave University has a cut-away and reveals the interior of the lecture halls, dormitories and teacher’s lounge. Male Slave University is made to train the slaves for better performance and operates 24/7 in three shifts; 7 hours of study, 7 hours of work on the land or other supportive activities and 7 hours of sleep. The remaining 3 hours can be used for personal care such as eating, washing and relaxing. The Slave University offers room for 1896 students and has 632 places to work, 632 sleeping-accommodations and 124 toilet units linked to an environmental friendly biogas installation.
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Board Room
This table with crockery was designed for the board room of SlaveCity. The plates on the table are illustrated with scenes from different departments in SlaveCity, such as Human Resources department, Energy production department, Motivation and relaxation department and Organ transplant department.
Minimal Steel
Mixed media
155 x 108 x 84 cm
The ‘participants’ of SlaveCity are not being paid for their work in the call-centres. Instead of a payment they receive privileges, such as a visit to a brothel – both for male and female slaves. The brothels for the higher-class slaves are far more luxurious than those for the lower class slaves. In the triangular shaped 5 Star Brothel for Males the slaves can choose between different kinds of pleasure.
A stylized architectural model of a brothel, Minimal Steel is part of SlaveCity (2005 – 2008), a fictional yet functional city-state populated by workers whose every function is calculated to maximize profits and minimize waste. These workers – slaves – do not receive wages but privileges instead, such as a visit to a brothel – both for male and female slaves.
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Female Slave University
Mixed media
520 x 450 x 150 cm
Female Slave University is a model of the elegant and efficiently designed education center within SlaveCity, a contemporary labour camp. It consists of 12 auditoriums piled up and surrounded by slopes. There are two Slave Universities, one for males and one for females. On top of the Female Slave University is a meeting room for the professors, who are the only ones receiving payment for their work in this building. The other rooms are for the female slaves who are being educated to function good and efficient within the objectives of SlaveCity. The Female Slave University goes on 24/7, the slaves are functioning in 7 hour shifts (7 hours of study, 7 hours of work on the grounds or other supportive activities, 7 hours of rest and 3 hours of personal care such as eating, washing and relaxing). The Female Slave University offers room for 1896 female students and has 632 places to work, 632 sleeping-accommodations and 124 toilet units linked to an environmental friendly biogas installation.
Powerplant
Fiberglass
590 x 190 x 190 cm
SlaveCity Powerplant, Energy production center of SlaveCity Collection Belgacom, Brussels.
Except the many necessary infrastructure and service buildings there is also a sumptuous head office, safe and cosy villages for the higher employees, education facilities, health centres, and brothels and museums were the participants can relax.
Luxurious Female Brothel
Fiberglass
107 x 84 x 100 cm
For the women slaves there is a luxury brothel in the shape of a giant sperm. It’s very much about the survival of the fittest. The men enter at the tail; they have to struggle and fight their way to the front. The cleverest, meanest or strongest guys arrive in the arena to the cheers of the women. The final battle takes place and then the women take the survivor into a cubicle to have sex. A parallel to social Darwinism.
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Baby
Fiberglass
120 x 70 x 115 cm
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Les Mammifères
Fiberglass
160 x 110 x 65 cm
Les Mammifères shows a mother feeding her two children. The work, consisting of a female figure and two smaller figures, presents an improbable image of the act of breastfeeding that surpasses all social conventions and taboos.
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Woman on Bed
Fiberglass
167 x 114 x 94 cm
Both Woman Large and Woman on Bed show us scale models of the slaves which are deployed in the Male Brothels of Slave City. The ‘participants’ of Slave City are not being paid for their work in the call centers. Instead of a payment they receive privileges such as a visit to a brothel.
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Sanitary unit
Wood, steel
71 x 18 x 25 cm
SlaveCity Sanitary unit/ Shower unit/ Work Sleep unit.
Before entering SlaveCity and becoming one of its inhabitants, you have to pass the Welcoming Center. In this large building the participants are selected for their suitability to come and work in SlaveCity. Old, cripple, sick and bad tasting people will be recycled in the biogas digester. Healthy, not so clever people, will be recycled in the meat processing factory. Young and very healthy people will be able to take part in the organ transplant program. Healthy, clever people will go to work in the CallCenter.
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5 Star Brothels for Males
Fiberglass
68 x 73 x12 cm
The ‘participants’ of SlaveCity are not being paid for their work in the call centers. Instead of a payment they receive privileges such as a visit to a brothel. The brothels for the higher-class slaves are far more luxurious. In this triangle shapes brothel the slaves can choose between different kinds of pleasure.
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Mini Modular Brothels
Wood
120 x 120 x 270 cm
The ‘participants’ of SlaveCity are not being paid for their work in the call centers. Instead of a payment they receive privileges such as a visit to a brothel. Designed for the lower-class slaves, the modular brothel mixes the style of Bauhaus, a Socialist Plattenbau and a ramshackle wood construction.
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Skull On Stand
Fiberglass
140 x 85 x 190 cm
Skull On Stand (2005) was part of the following exhibition(s):
‘SlaveCity’, De Pont, Tilburg (NL), 2016
‘Vrijstaat’, Kasteel Keukenhof, Lisse (NL), 2014
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Slave City Urban Plan
Ink on paper
563 cm x 235 cm
SlaveCity can be described as a sinister utopian project which is very rational, efficient and profitable (7,8 billion euro net profit per year).
Values, ethics, esthetics, moral, food, energy, economics, organization, management and market are turned upside-down, mixed and reformulated and designed into a town of 200.000 inhabitants, an up-to-date concentration camp set up according to the latest technology and management insights. The inhabitants (which are called participants) work 7 hours a day in call-centre office jobs, such as customers service, ITC, telemarketing and computer programming. After that, they work 7 hours in the fields or in workshops, in order to keep SlaveCity running, before being allowed three hours of relaxation and seven hours of sleep. The efficiency of the participants is monitored accurately and appropriate measures are taken if it drops under a set level.
Slave City Urban Plan (2005) was part of the following exhibition(s):
‘What is Our Home?’, IVAM, Valencia (ES), 2020 – 2021
Location: Collection of Maxxi Museum, Rome (IT)
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Victory Light Pole
Victory was made for a new business park in Nieuw Vennep. An office worker’s utopia, the business park has an idyllic garden with a duck pond and bronze sculptures where employees can linger during lunch hour to be happier and more productive in the afternoon. AVL’s sculpture shows a herd of managers, trying to get to the top of a lamp-post.
Collection city of Nieuw Vennep