Maayke Schuitema
BOX 2024 - The Power of Speech
6 artworks, depicting the highlights of 2024
This year's BOX2024 is therefore entitled 'The Power of Speech’.
Like every year, the BOX contains 6 hand-printed artworks inspired by what artist Maayke Schuitema considers the most impressive events of the past year; a.o. the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the rise of right-wing populist world leaders, the influence of the best-selling artist of 2024 Taylor Swift, ode to devil child Michaela de Prince and Al's dramatically increased global adoption...
This year's BOX2024 is therefore entitled 'The Power of Speech’.
Like every year, the BOX contains 6 hand-printed artworks inspired by what artist Maayke Schuitema considers the most impressive events of the past year; a.o. the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the rise of right-wing populist world leaders, the influence of the best-selling artist of 2024 Taylor Swift, ode to devil child Michaela de Prince and Al's dramatically increased global adoption...
55 x 40 cm
Edition of 100
Copyright The Artist
Further images
A speech can be powerful. It can inspire and empower people. Words can invite you to be kind and generous. Things said to you, especially when you are young, shape...
A speech can be powerful. It can inspire and empower people. Words can invite you to be kind and generous. Things said to you, especially when you are young, shape you for life. Songs, stories and poetry enrich your world. But the other side of the coin is unpleasant and shocking. Powerful and famous people are increasingly changing our world, they control and indoctrinate and there is no escape; 'Influencers' degrade the veracity of information.
We live in a world where words, spoken and written, are spat out over us like verbal vomit via social media like X.
Lies spoken by populist leaders break through, their words in the name of freedom stir up fear and hatred and put freedom of speech under pressure. Words matter! And saying certain things can have unforeseen consequences. The expression "Be careful what you wish for" was not created in a vacuum...
We live in a world where words, spoken and written, are spat out over us like verbal vomit via social media like X.
Lies spoken by populist leaders break through, their words in the name of freedom stir up fear and hatred and put freedom of speech under pressure. Words matter! And saying certain things can have unforeseen consequences. The expression "Be careful what you wish for" was not created in a vacuum...