Fábio Colaço Portugal, b. 1995
Faust, 2024
Shoes, euro coins.
20 x 70 x 70 cm.
Edition of 3
As the title suggests, the work refers to Faust. He is a carachter highly successful yet dissatisfiedwith his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil, exchanging...
As the title suggests, the work refers to Faust. He is a carachter highly successful yet dissatisfiedwith his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil, exchanging his soul for unlimitedknowledge and worldly pleasures. In this interpretation, the absence of a body is marked by a pairof shoes that is absorbed by a huge amount of low-value euro coins that symbolize his soul, farfrom wealth, power and glory.