The Army of the Ganapati

Installation 2017

108 terracotta Ganeshas approx. 3,5 cm
on blue lacquered metal plate 60 x 40 cm

I have a vision...

One motif that I return to again and again in my work is the image of Ganesha, the Indian elephant god, the archetype of the divine child.
Sometimes fantastic - sometimes abstract - always new - Ganesha emerges from the clay in my hands.

Basically benevolent, Ganesha is also ready to fight and carries weapons to defend his divine mother and her creation.
In response to current world events, today I am sending an army of terracotta soldiers in the shape of Ganesha onto the battlefield.

Ganesha is also called Ganapati, and in this form he is the commander of an army of good forces, of innocence - love - joy and wisdom.
My vision is that this army will march into the world to overcome all evil forces that want to harm people and creation.

I have a vision...
The Army of the Ganapati 2022
Installation
123 small approx. 3cm terracotta Ganeshas on wood,
22 x 30 x 30 cm

 

I have a vision...
The Army of the Ganapati 2022
Installation
123 small approx. 3cm terracotta Ganeshas on wood,
22 x 30 x 30 cm

 

I have a vision...
The Army of the Ganapati 2022
Installation
123 small approx. 3cm terracotta Ganeshas on wood,
22 x 30 x 30 cm