240 X 165 X 180 cm
Flagpoles, polished marble, Persian carpet, felt, sisal, foam rubber
2022
Domestic means both internal and domestic. This ambiguity also translates into the work where diplomatic and domestic elements go hand in hand. It produces a for Schscht typically unlikely image.
The polished marble and the gleaming flagpoles contrast starkly with the flags that can literally be labeled as art trouvé: they are remnants of material, found in the studio, that evoke changing domestic atmospheres.
The flags contain many layers: this work is a sincere ode to autonomous thought and action. Political and social depolarisation boomed a lot in the 1960s and provided a huge boost in terms of emancipation. At the same time, it also produced an increasingly individualistic society, a trend that is still continuing, with self-interest often taking precedence over common interest. Compare the installation to the ever-growing fences around homes. But also, this alienating installation is a beautiful ode to the everyday, to what is already there.