Ancestral Dirty Laundry 

Simon Wald-Lasowski

Galvanized steel, various paints

About his sculpture
Often dismissed as a smelly, shameful space, the garbage container is also a lively site of gathering: for insects, for treasure seekers and for neighbourhood connection. Reimagined as a contemporary monolith, this monumental underground trash container, usually buried and unseen, now rises tall, bright, and unapologetic.
From its depths, the soothing sound of wind chimes resonates. This installation, a sound intervention within a massive industrial object, invites viewers to come closer to what is too easily disregarded and to the enormity of our daily waste. The enchanting melodies seduce us to look differently at what is hidden, to reconsider what might be valuable or even magical. In a culture of disposability, the work raises questions of what we hold precious. What does the dreamlike apparition of this singing container awaken in you?
Powered by the wind, the chimes respond only to the moment. At times the container might fall silent, at others, it release harmonious waves of energy.
Ancestral Dirty Laundry is made by Simon Wald-Lasowski in collaboration with Rijk Broertjes and the kind support of Vconsyst.

About Simon
Simon Wald-Lasowski (b. 1980, Paris) collects, teases, and subverts the iconography of images, objects, and signs prevalent in contemporary society.
A jester at heart, Simon stumbles across his ‘palette’ of objects through chance encounters, careful observation and conversation. With d.i.y modifications and assemblages, tacky gadgets and grotesque curiosities become actors in satirical installations, films and sculptures. Seducing viewers with playful, colourful aesthetics, his work confronts us with the absurdities of the human condition, our compulsive culture of excess, and the enormous underbelly of our morbid consumerism. His practice functions as both an eccentric archive of the Anthropocene and as a mischievous critique of capitalism.
Simon was a resident at the Jan Van Eyck Academy in Maastricht and has presented solo exhibitions at W139 in Amsterdam and 1646 in The Hague. He has also created installations in public space for organisations such as Get Lost art route and Welcome Stranger, among others.