Celeste (smoking) Sculpture, 2020. 40 × 40 × 167 cm. Wood, polyamide, stainless steel, coating
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In 2015 Op de Beeck made a film with puppets, animated live by puppeteers dressed in black. With 'Celeste (smoking)', he takes up the concept of the representation of man as a doll. The dolls are sculpted from wood, and the limbs are connected by the typical doll joints. For the artist, the human doll contains a feeling of defencelessness and silent tragedy. In the work we see the female character alone, in a moment of contemplation, with the so human, simple act of smoking a cigarette and taking a break.