“CONFINEMENT 2020” EXERCISES: CAPTIVITY AND ACCEPTANCE CARLOS TELLECHEA

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SERIES: “CONFINEMENT 2020”
EXERCISES: CAPTIVITY AND ACCEPTANCE
“Stockholm syndrome”
Material: Brass, Bronze, Recycled Glass
Measurements: 4 x 4 x 12 cms
Author: Carlos Tellechea

This piece was made in the confinement 2020, inquires about the fascination that captivity can awaken if there is no associated violence … and it is made by recycling a candle holder and brass remains

(On August 23, 1973, Jan Erik Olsson attempted to rob a Credit Bank in Stockholm, Sweden. Psychiatrist Nils Bejerot, an adviser to the Swedish police during the assault, coined the term “Stockholm syndrome” to refer to the reaction of the hostages in their captivity.)