I, I WILL BE KING
AND YOU, YOU WILL BE QUEEN

Sean Connery as James Bond & Bond Girl // Angela Merkel & Donald Trump // Claire & Frank Underwood // Oscar Pistorius & Reeva Steenkamp //
Donald Trump & Miss Universe
2017

Embroideries
Handmade cross-stitch based on alterations of found images.
Cotton on linen.
Dimensions: 30 cm x 30 cm // 24 cm x 30 cm // 24 cm x 30 cm // 24 cm x 30 cm // 30 cm x 40 cm, front and back side.
Each cross-stitch measures approx. 1 mm x 1 mm.


The interplay of activity and passivity, of power and powerlessness within all kinds of relationships – fictitious or real – are the key aspect of my series I, I WILL BE KING. AND YOU, YOU WILL BE QUEEN I show that the distribution of power in the constellations in question is not constant but varying and hereby discuss the structures of power set by the media.

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© Angela Kaisers 2018