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	simon benson	Die Verwandlung 1988-2009. pencil / paper. A4 / A3

In “The Metamorphosis” / “Die Verwandlung” by Franz Kafka, young Gregor Samsa wakes up from a night of uneasy dreaming to find that he is transformed inexplicably into a large beetle. Simon Benson borrowed the beetle, as a symbol for transformation, for this series of drawings. Each page consists of one of his own drawings from twenty or more years ago, into which, this year (2009), he incorporated either a beetle, a beetle larvae or a text from Kafka’s story. It is solely the added element that stems from this year, the original drawing is unchanged. Each transformed drawing now becomes a new work, refering to the passing of time, bridging twenty years of his life as an artist.