Madonna

The artist stands on a pedestal, looking over the heads of the audience. As a Madonna she looks into the air, closer to heaven than to the world. The candles symbolize the wishes of the people, carried into heaven by the sight of Madonna reaching out for fulfilment. Up to here, this is the understanding of the cult about Madonna. There are 37 candles above the artist, standing for the age of the artist. The candles hang upside down and are therefore not addressing the sky, but earth. Life has not only the bright sight for us, but also sad moments. In a quiet meditative attitude, the artist, enflames one candle above her after the other, till all candles burn. It is not only meditative, but also a painful experience, caused by the hot wax, dropping down onto the artist. The hot wax grounds the Madonna and makes her a real person, when she realizes pain. Madonna is demystified and the viewer comes back to himself, when he mentions, he knows the feeling of hot wax on the skin. The performance ends after about 30 minutes.

Equipment
37 white candles, white dress, white Podest, 2 stics, 2 small white candles, lighter, protective glasses, Spotlight

duration
30 min


photo by
Nihad Nino Pusija