Individual worlds
If I stand still on the street in a busy city, in just a short time hundreds of people will pass me by, Each in their own way and in their own world. I wonder how they experience the world and how their experience compares to mine. I view the world from my own cultural perspective and I trust my inner voice. But is there such a thing as a free inner voice?

Religious and political views
We are directed by our religious and political views, and the question is to what extent we are aware of this as individuals. Is it possible that a lack of awareness of our ‘programming’ gets in our way when we want to engage in a dialogue with another individual?

Movements and their social significance
Nine dark, hermetically sealed cases are distributed around the room. The shapes of the cases are human-oriented, arising from actions or movements that a person could perform while fitting precisely inside the case. The movements are those typical of nine religious or political beliefs: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism, atheism, Nazism, jihadism and communism. Each movement is performed in the belief that the person possesses a knowledge of the absolute truth. In making this selection, I deliberately chose not to distinguish between religious and political ‘programming’ or collective representations.

Understanding and meeting
The shapes of the cases invite you to discover these movements for yourself. Can you visualise these movements? Could you visualise yourself in one of these cases? As a spectator, you now stand outside these nine worlds, in the remaining space. There is no clear truth here, and space can arise for understanding, awareness and dialogue.

Installment
Inner Voice is set up as an installation with the video installation: Movements