EXPERIMENTAL ARRANGEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF ART
12 DAYS 12 NIGHTS / VIENNA
DAY TWELVE: MARCH 12, 2006
THE SEIZING OF THE RED CATTLE OF GERYON
SIX BILLION GRAINS OF RICE
Rice, sand, mixed media on canvas
100 x 200 cm
MYTHOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Hercules seized the cattle which were being held by the giant Geryon in overly crowded circumstances. He drove the cattle over the Alps, and the animals were free to spread over Europe.
DAILY DIARY
An explosion of rice grains. Six billion. The estimated number of people currently living on this planet.