I FORESEE A KINGDOM (2012, graphite, Indian ink and marker on paper, 32.5 × 46 cm)

Painting and sculpture
This work juxtaposes two distinct artistic planes from the history of art. Above, it presents a reinterpretation of a detail from Michelangelo’s fresco The Creation of Adam in the Sistine Chapel. Below, it features Guillaume Geefs’ sculpture The Genius of Evil.

Two kingdoms
The upper section symbolizes the Kingdom of Good, while the lower represents the Kingdom of Evil. The Genius, touching his head, appears troubled by the arrival of Good. He dethrones himself by removing his crown, which he holds in one hand. His unease reflects his inability to comprehend his own downfall, prompted by nothing more than a premonition: the sense of a new Kingdom approaching from the heavens, still beyond his grasp.

Absolute and relative
The drawing stages a Christian allegory of Good and Evil, but with a touch of parody regarding the absoluteness of these concepts. It points to the absurdity that arises when no space is left for the relative in the confrontation between absolutes. The composition further suggests a philosophical reflection: that humanity struggles to endure the essential relativity of things.