Exhibition 'Power of the people' in Valkhof Museum
What game do those in power play? And are they really in power, or does it just look that way? In Power of the people artist Fernando Sánchez Castillo turns perspectives on their head and knocks statues off balance. With humour and a sharp eye, he shows how you too can play the game – with limited resources and a lot of nerve. Maybe you have more power than you think.
Fernando Sánchez Castillo grew up in Spain, in a turbulent period marked by resistance and change. The dictatorship made way for a democracy, but not without a struggle. The events helped him develop a keen eye for structures and symbols of power – not just back then, in Spain, but also today, across the globe. In Power of the people Sánchez Castillo exposes the game that those in power play. How do they uphold their power? And how do they distract us from their games of politics, power and money?
