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2003
Print
boxed portfolio of 14 etchings and text printed on Gampi and Rives de Lin paper
14 etchings: each approx 39.4 x 38.0cm sheet
Purchased 2004
178.2004.a-n
Further information
Eden not lost, yet
Eden, not yet lost
entering Eden
entering Paradise
on a sunny day in Santa Monica
Sunday the 6th of April 2003
on the corner of Bay and Main
on the sidewalk in front of Pandemic
on the beaches facing the Pacific Ocean
on the parking lot below palm trees
on the stairs near the chess players
we asked 12 (twelve) homeless men
for their footprints.
We offered to pay them.
They accepted.
They took off their shoes
tired, dirty, stinking, full of pain
their feet
touched the shining copper plates
their feet
rocked back and forth
leaving an impression.
For one afternoon they entered Paradise
(booze, grub, booze).
A refreshing breeze came from the ocean.
Miroslaw Balka
Subject Category
Places/Mythical, religious, fictional/Garden of Eden
Places/Mythical, religious, fictional
Places
People/Body/Foot
People/Body
People
Society/Social comment
Society
People/Adults/Man
People/Adults
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