SAY YES, Absolute Power Spray

Art Installation | Christie’s Lates London | February 11th, 2019.

To deceive the senses, the walls were covered in Fortunato’s “Trompe l’oeil und Taxis” wallpaper — an illusion within which reality itself seems uncertain.

Against this backdrop, SAY YES, Absolute Power Spray emerges as a sinister proposition: a fictional weapon that compels anyone sprayed with it to answer YES to any question or demand. A world without disagreement, without resistance, without conflict. A world in which everyone agrees — because no one is free to say no.

A satirical reflection on the global landscape of contemporary politics, where fake news blurs the boundaries between truth and falsehood, and the manipulation of perception becomes a tool of power. As reality grows increasingly difficult to distinguish from illusion, our freedom to question, disagree and make independent choices is gradually eroded.

When every answer is YES, is anyone truly free?