Yeux de Paon - Olaf Nicolai exhibitions simple story gives children the

simple story gives children the thrill of being in on Benson’s secret adventure

the authors – acting as a group of decoders – contribute a wide range of perspectives on the subject

and the number of works on display (more than 120)

Leela Gandhi

It is often said that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder

Yeux de Paon - Olaf Nicolai exhibitions simple story gives children theOlaf Nicolais work series Yeux de Paon is an artistic examination of the processes of modernization. Nicolai takes as his starting point the peacock eyes motif, a pattern that can be traced back to traditional Bulgarian ce ramics. When the tourist industry in Bulgaria began to take off in the 1970s, this folkloric motif was used in the mass production of ceramic articles. Rather than establishing a contrast to the forces of modernization, these