Even if it's not true, it's well found (2023, mobile artwork)

The title Even if it’s not true, it’s well found is a literal translation of the Italian expression Se non e vero, e ben trovato, a reply one might give to someone to indicate that one believes their story to be made up but still worth telling.

David Bernstein's project for Casino Luxembourg consists of three sculptures designed to be manipulated and each made of a different material – silver, laminated hardwood, polished epoxy clay – so as to allow for different tactile experiences. According to the artist, their forms are inspired by ancestral ritual instruments, the human body and post-modern design objects.

Through this work, Bernstein (born 1988; lives and works in Brussels and Amsterdam) and then the mediators invite the participants to imagine a story around these sculptures and to complete it with personal anecdotes. This story is then told to another group at the next session.