Denys Shantar
Saint Lucas of the Bushes
I found a broken statue of St. Lucas in the bushes of the Royal Academy garden.
I thought that it was quite interesting to see the patron of the arts rotting in the bushes; therefore I decided to document and preserve his ´fall from grace´.





Highest 230 cm, middle 160 cm, lowest 60 cm
Metal structure and found sculpture of St. Lucas
2021, Royal Academy Antwerp (BE)