I was part of a group show in Malmo, Sweden
A building was about to be demolished so 20 artists took over 20 rooms.
We lived and worked in our spaces for a week.
The exhibition was at the end of that week.
I wanted to create a participatory installation, something that would make people feel the shift in the different kinds of pleasure found in creating and destroying.

Of living with pain, and the pleasure of a single gigantic instant.
Using clay, participants were asked to visualise the person who caused them pain in their life. Sculpt a likeness.

And then punch it in the face.... or smash, karate chop, flatten.
I recorded the conversation as they were being made.
The ambition for the project grew as people participated from all ages and backgrounds shared very heart-felt and surprising stories. I didn’t expect it to be so popular. Swedes to be so open.

I have just fired and glazed the 100kgs of destroyed clay artefacts from that intense 10 hour session and hope to continue the project in different cities around the world.

Here are the stories from Malmo...