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Nourishing a Dangerous Mind, artwork by Jannis Kounellis
Nourishing a Dangerous Mind
Jannis Kounellis
Untitled, 1991–2011
Ceramic plate, kitchen knife, wooden chair, two goldfish, water
Jannis Kounellis creates environments that confront us with obstacles, where everyday objects become charged with tension.

A knife before a fish is simply an object.
A knife before a human is a weapon.

Danger resides not in the blade, but in the mind that perceives it.
So too with one’s encounter at MONA.

Museum of Old and New Art | Hobart, Tasmania
Words by Yioryios Papayioryiou