Folkert de Jong has made a contemporary version of the biblical prophet Jesaja, dressing him in a hoody, jeans, boots and a belt with a pistol.
Gruesome detail is the severed head attached to the left side of the belt.
On his body words like HOLY , LA MORT have been scratched, on his chest a skull and bones. The ceramic is coloured with light brown and grey engobe that bring the figure to life.
In his small ceramic sculptures Folkert de Jong brings mythological figures back to everyday proportions that make them accessible and funny at the same time.