Rao was worshipped in the ancient times in Mangareva. This robotized Neo Rao symbolizes the new gods of the Polynesians in the materialistic debauchery of the consumer society. Indeed, Polynesians are now fascinated by the always newer and bigger cars and by new technologies in general. The future here in French Polynesia seems to follow the rest of the world…
2010, Polychrome resin
53 x 15 x 8.5 cm
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