ONCE WE RULED THE WORLD / 2022
The hand-carved wooden panels trigger nostalgic memories of antique frames. The iconography as well as the lavish Baroque style -finished in 22 carat…
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DECAY WORKS / 2021 - 2016 Decay works is a manifestation of what is hidden in the artist and which is being expressed through his work. In these works, the psyche and the unconsciousness of the artist (as well of the spectator) take up an important position. The way in which this series comes about happens… Read more

DECAY WORKS / 2022 - 2016
Decay works is a manifestation of what is hidden in the artist and which is being expressed through his work. In these works, the psyche and the…
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EYE FOR AN EYE / 2022
"An Eye for an Eye" is a reminder that our ending existence demands painful effort. It confronts its viewers with vanitas and our cruel human nature…
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LIFE IN A SHELL / 2021
The question of the meaning of life is the most fundamental question of human existence. We want more than subjective meaning, and the task of creating our…
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HUMAN NATURE / 2020 A scorpion asks a frog to carry him over a river. The frog is afraid of being stung, but the scorpion argues that if it did so, both would sink and the scorpion would drown. The frog then agrees, but midway across the river the s…

HUMAN NATURE / 2020
A scorpion asks a frog to carry him over a river. The frog is afraid of being stung, but the scorpion argues that if it did so, both would sink and the scorpion would…
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STILETTO / 2021- 2017 Stiletto brings a new element to Herck’s cow symbolism as known from the exhibitions Holy Cow Project and Missing: gilded and bronze cow skulls. A tribute to the highly respected creature, treated by many cultures as a source of life, cow skulls were hung on walls and brought to sacred ceremonies. The Aztecs… Read more

STILETTO / 2022- 2017
Stiletto brings a new element to Herck’s cow symbolism as known from the exhibitions Holy Cow Project and Missing: gilded and bronze cow skulls…
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THE WAR ON DRUGS/ 2019 In contrast to the traditional piñata, Herck's sculptures are difficult to impossible to destroy, an obvious metaphor for the hopeless drug war. America is struggling with an immense addiction crisis. In the US, more people d…

THE WAR ON DRUGS/ 2019
In contrast to the traditional piñata, Herck's sculptures are difficult to impossible to destroy, an obvious metaphor for the hopeless drug war…
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XPLR / 2021 Since the 1950s, cartoons and animations have featured superheroes from Mars and other (sometimes fictional) planets. This visionary Superman bust in plastic springs from the artist`s childhood fascination for the comic book heroes and their unlimited adventures…. Read more

XPLR / 2021
Since the 1950s, cartoons and animations have featured superheroes from Mars and other (sometimes fictional) planets. This visionary Superman bust in plastic...
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THE BARGAIN OF EDEN / 2017 For decades the Garden of Eden has been a fruitful theme in arts. The earthly Paradise and the fall of Adam and Eve as depicted by old masters like Michelangelo, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Hieronymus Bosch, Peter Paul Rubens…

THE BARGAIN OF EDEN / 2018
For decades the Garden of Eden has been a fruitful theme in arts. The earthly Paradise and the fall of Adam and Eve as depicted by old masters like Michelangelo…
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CAPITIBUS / 2018 The Capitibus (‘head’ in Latin) series starts with a polyester head, later replaced by a bronze head cast from the mould of a stuffed cow. The prototype of Holy Cow (2017). The polyester heads and the greenish bronze head are both n…

CAPITIBUS / 2018
The Capitibus (‘head’ in Latin) series starts with a polyester head, later replaced by a bronze head cast from the mould of a stuffed cow. The prototype of Holy Cow…
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HOLY MILK VASSELS / 2017 The cattle images may have had ritual significance related to hunting. Examining the female figurines, their large breasts, round belly, and prodigious vulva take center stage. They are all about sex, reproduction and surviv…

HOLY MILK VASSELS / 2017
The cattle images may have had ritual significance related to hunting. Examining the female figurines, their large breasts, round belly, and prodigious vulva…
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