Confessional/Biegbak (2003)

The installation comprises of a kitchen sink with dishes, dish cloths, oven gloves and an apron, all made from found and rusted objects. Built into the basin is a TV Monitor with the image of hands continuously cleaning a pot and above the sink is the projected image of a window through which rain on a courtyard is visible. The basin is installed in the corner of the exhibition space and "walled" and "curtained" off so that the viewer has to enter a small room.

The TV monitor and projected images lend a nostalgic atmosphere to the work and also refer to repetitive processes in nature and in everyday rituals. Each generation "cleans up" and tries to start afresh. The cleaning or purifying ritual can also have religious connotations.

Rusted metal and technology is used in an "archaeological" way: time is shifted. The installation: Confessional aims to allow a moment for reconsideration and reflection. The enclosed room becomes, for a moment a small personal and poetic space.