Daniel Spoerri
Skull Chapel
CAPUT IPSE HOMO
Skull Chapel
CAPUT IPSE HOMO
1997
350 x 400 cm, height: 250 cm
collection of Tibetan monks’ skulls, Coptic and Egyptian mummy heads and monkey skulls with caps from various cultures
Stone, bronze
Tibetan monks’ skulls, two mummies’ heads and monkey skulls form the treasure of this chapel, formerly a rabbit hutch. Daniel Spoerri has collected many things, including skulls. The motto above the entrance says »Caput ipse homo« – The head stands in the stead of the entire human being.