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S.M.A.K. Collection: Berlinde De Bruyckere 'Romeu "my deer" IV'

The sculpture ‘Romeu “My Deer” IV’ consists of swaddled antler fragments that are suspended downwards on the wall, like hunting trophies whose glory has been stripped away. The pieces of antler are not hard and blunt, as would be expected, but soft and vulnerable like meat. In ‘Romeu “My Deer” IV’, De Bruyckere treats the horn as a symbol of the destructive side of passion. On the one hand, an antler is supposed to entice, whilst on the other it is deployed as a weapon in a life-and-death struggle for love. The contrast between love and suffering. The pieces of antler are remnants of an intense performance in which the Portuguese dancer Romeu Runa interpreted the metamorphosis of Actaeon, who was transformed into a deer by Diana, goddess of hunting, after he had seen her bathing naked. After this punishment, the hunter was devoured by his dogs, who no longer recognised their master. The hunter became the prey. In the performance ‘Romeo My Deer’, Romeu Runa changed into a mythical creature with antlers. The work was performed in London at the launch of the publication ‘Romeu My Deer’ in 2012 and in S.M.A.K. on the occasion of De Bruyckere’s solo exhibition in 2014.