DieJesting

«An apple a day keeps the doctor away»

1974-2004

mixed technique 69x45x45 (LED internally lit)

Dedicated to William Shakespeare and René Magritte

The apple eaten by our character, however, does not seem to have enhanced his health,and his appearance gives little reassurance. This is Yorick, the jester at the court of Hamlet’s father, who provided the young prince with entertainment, and who died during his acting career. Yorick lives on in Hamlet’s memory, instilling in him a morbid preoccupation with death.

‘Humour is by far the most significant behaviour of the human brain’
Edward de Bono