The new series of works by Atelier van Lieshout with the title “New Tribal Labyrinth” has less to do with restrictive systems than with the positive representation of a possible alternative (one that AVL sees as being urgently needed) to our currently existing social model. The series reflects on our complex society in which inordinate consumption meets with limited resources. The Atelier van Lieshout suggests an alternative world order in which imaginary tribes constitute a new society, thus facilitating a return to a simple, self-sufficient style of life. The imaginary tribes address both the activities of rural life as of industrial production. The relationship to the existing resources plays an important role and rituals should also be assessed anew so that they once again assume greater meaning. Thus the objects embodying the ideas of the “New Tribal Labyrinth” can be divided into three categories: farming – industry and ritual. “Drill Press” (2014) refers to industrial production. With this new group of works Atelier van Lieshout is once again embarking upon the adventure of creating a new gesamtkunstwerk, a total artwork.