Neïl Beloufa, The Moral of the Story, Chapitre 4 - 2, 2019

2019

Medium

Acrylic resin and wood

Dimensions

133 × 94 cm

Status

In Gallery Collection

Collect24 Art ID

C24-155855

The Moral of the Story, a fable written by Neïl Beloufa, tells, in 6 chapters, the story of an overworked and dehydrated camel who is sent into the desert by his employer to recuperate. There he encounters a group of desert foxes, whom he enlists to build a shaded wall and who, in turn, exploit an ant colony to secure their benefits. In the end, the entire situation turns out to be detrimental to the entire ecosystem and the worker ants are forced to organize themselves to save the habitat of all desert animals threatened by a catastrophic rainstorm. Beloufa sculpts this story of exploitation in wood and works it with colorful acrylic resin to create a series of wall pieces reminiscent of a bittersweet children's tale. Here, the artist uses classical narrative codes, creating an allegory of the contemporary world with references to capitalist-structured actions, the intimacy of family, environmental disasters and species extinction, proving the limitations of an individualistic approach to the world. The Moral of the Story consists of a variety of works, each with different approaches and in various forms, all of which have been presented in numerous exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale and most recently in his extensive solo exhibition at HangarBicocca, as well as in an interactive installation in Piazza Liberty in Milan.