Phoenix Athens proudly presents the exhibition Heads! We need more Heads!! by Poul R. Weile.

The show presents a series of sculptures decontextualized from their original nature and re-formed as a final art piece carefully placed on the ground of the gallery.
The exhibition refers to the problematic relationship between the art for the mass and the art for the elite. The nature of the workshop alongside the process of creating the installation suggests that the art for the mass could be turned into the art for the elite. The artist vigilantly touches upon the notion of kitsch in contemporary art and questions its borderline through the nature of the installation.

Weile’s intention is to bridge the gap of this problematic relationship by using readymade sculptures, which were made during the series of workshops. Weile makes a reference to Dadaism and the theory of the Duchampian movement bringing forward a discussion regarding the concept of the ‘readymades’.

The heads are placed carefully on the ground forming a strict grid shape referring to the concept of the army. The spectator is invited to reconsider the nature of the heads and question if they are the result of vandalism or the artist’s original intention. Weile’s symbolism of the heads is this of the obeying soldiers whose only scope is to assist the cause. The identity of each head is disappeared and the attention is shifted towards the united installation piece. Through this installation, Weile challenges the spectator to rethink the notion of the artist and the maker under the contemporary art context.