The poster is intended to invite reflection on our concept of "sacred" and "un-sacred". The play on words of the exhibition title "un-holy" is meant to invite, with a wink, a positive approach to a deaf subject and invite "at eye level" to appreciative mutual dialogue.
At the beginning of the assignment, the works of art and their statements had to be studied. In this way, the various positions could be understood and questioned constructively and critically. The diversity of the works to be exhibited in terms of content and form called for a graphic solution that was as reduced as possible. The lowest common denominator could be defined like this: Two positions by the same (yet not the same) nimbus. These are the luminous inflated halo and its shadow. Holy vs unholy - good and not good - serious and humorous, traditional and free-dimensional-unconventional, classic and experimental... Ultimately, there is a whole cultural history in this juxtaposition.
«Holy strawbag», «Good heavens!» "Heavenly God"... Every day we use exclamations of amazement, dismay or even joking expressions. Many people are sometimes unaware that we are using (un)holy words. However, less humor and irony is understood with sacred images and symbols than with the use of language: forbidden crosses in the classrooms or on the t-shirts, destroyed Buddha statues in Afghanistan or disregarded human rights and broken oaths by presidents ...