Work is a sybolic joining the social campaign. This action supports human rights protests and demonstrations. Her hallmark — a black tear — refers to the symbolism of prison tattoo, in which a tear on the cheek means longing for freedom.
The installation consists of two multiplied elements — a primitive cutting tool and a string. According to scientists, these are the only objects necessary for man to survive in extreme conditions. The project was presented in the space of the ArchaeologicalMuseum. The choice of this place is not only an obvious reference to the key element of the installation, i. Fists belong to the oldest man-made stone tools. Their appearance was a real technological breakthrough in the Lower Paleolithic.
Fists were still present in the Middle Paleolithic, which makes them the longest-used type of tool in human history. They are characterized by a lenticular cross-section and a symmetrical shape similar to an almond, heart or oval, with sharp side edges and a rounded base.
They were created by gradual reduction of the stone body using double-sided processing. They were primarily used for cutting up carcasses, filleting meat, obtaining bone marrow, but also perhaps for processing wood and digging in the ground. The symmetry of the fists and the perfection of their execution, which was not necessary to obtain functionality, suggests that their purpose was not limited to the role of knives or cleavers.
It was hypothesized that they could perform important social functions as indicators of the quality of a potential partner in sexual selection. They are also proof of our ancestors' possession of a developed aesthetic sense. Agata Witkowska. The conceptual base of the installation is a quotation of Jean-Paul Sartre: 'Were we silent and mute as stones, our very passivity would be an act'.
