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Title thesis:
Anders Breivik versus Rat en Beer
Oorlog en Kunst in het Nieuwe Wotan Tijdperk
Subject:
If there are parallel worlds and we are able to switch between them, why do some people still prefer 'only' one world? With what symbols do they anchor themselves in their chosen semi-autonomous domain? And to what extend are we willing to question our own worldviews? These are questions that Inge Thoes raises in her thesis.
On the one hand she shows us the frozen, immobile world of Anders Breivik, who freed himself from his teeth-grinding universe and reinvented himself as a superman who fights for his own idea of freedom. On the other hand she presents to us the mumbling universe of Rat and Bear who incessantly explore, interrogate and investigate the way they view the world. Illogical but without prejudice. The archaic legacy of Jung holds the worlds that are discussed in this paper together.
Q.S. Serafijn, 30/01/2013
Link to thesis (PDF)

Palm tree on a white sandy beach. Room with a dead end.
Ping-pong table. Draughtsman Drawing a Recumbent Woman.
Still life with fruit. Hardcore gabber music.
Rocket ice cream. The hooded man in Abu Graib.
Call for revolution. Confetti bomb. Anders Breivik. Rat and Bear.
In my work I look for combinations of objects, materials and
pictures that call for unexpected contradictions. The tension between the stupid on the one hand and the political to the other for example, or between magic and hard edge.
Clichéd and iconic images are an important source for my art. I try to decompose the appeal of these pictures and research how their meaning can change depending on the context.

Title thesis:
Anders Breivik versus Rat en Beer
Oorlog en Kunst in het Nieuwe Wotan Tijdperk
Subject:
If there are parallel worlds and we are able to switch between them, why do some people still prefer 'only' one world? With what symbols do they anchor themselves in their chosen semi-autonomous domain? And to what extend are we willing to question our own worldviews? These are questions that Inge Thoes raises in her thesis.
On the one hand she shows us the frozen, immobile world of Anders Breivik, who freed himself from his teeth-grinding universe and reinvented himself as a superman who fights for his own idea of freedom. On the other hand she presents to us the mumbling universe of Rat and Bear who incessantly explore, interrogate and investigate the way they view the world. Illogical but without prejudice. The archaic legacy of Jung holds the worlds that are discussed in this paper together.
Q.S. Serafijn, 30/01/2013
Link to thesis (PDF)

Palm tree on a white sandy beach. Room with a dead end.
Ping-pong table. Draughtsman Drawing a Recumbent Woman.
Still life with fruit. Hardcore gabber music.
Rocket ice cream. The hooded man in Abu Graib.
Call for revolution. Confetti bomb. Anders Breivik. Rat and Bear.
In my work I look for combinations of objects, materials and
pictures that call for unexpected contradictions. The tension between the stupid on the one hand and the political to the other for example, or between magic and hard edge.
Clichéd and iconic images are an important source for my art. I try to decompose the appeal of these pictures and research how their meaning can change depending on the context.