Life is a Puzzle
“Life is a Puzzle” is my personal story about years of rejection and a dogged strength and will to continue developing my artistic expression.
The piece consists of a gathering of four applications for funds from the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The four handwritten applications for funds to continue my work were made from 2000 till 2004 in the form of an oil-painting on cardboard and afterwards cut to a puzzle.
They were all returned with “We regret to inform you ---“
Once a year in the last 20 years I have applied for funds - both to perform a provoking act – and to have a sort of documentation on how a so called impartial system handles selection processes.
The piece consists of a gathering of four applications for funds from the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The four handwritten applications for funds to continue my work were made from 2000 till 2004 in the form of an oil-painting on cardboard and afterwards cut to a puzzle.
They were all returned with “We regret to inform you ---“
Once a year in the last 20 years I have applied for funds - both to perform a provoking act – and to have a sort of documentation on how a so called impartial system handles selection processes.
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