Bon courage

Bon courage (fr. good luck), courage (fr. courage), coeur (fr. heart).

 

The installation is both a wish for good luck, a reminder of wisdom, and that true courage comes from the heart. The red balls are threads of destiny, a symbol that is reflected in many cultures and pre-Christian myths. The original ball can be interpreted as the collective unconscious, from which we all read field energies, thoughts and feelings.

It seems that if all the threads come from the same ball, then everything is predetermined and does not everything is predetermined and doesn't depend on a man. But it's not so - everyone is free to choose his or her own thread of destiny and change it another according to one's will.

The installation concludes with a performative act in the process of which I tied red threads on the participants' wrists with wishes for good luck and courage.