FOOD CARVING CURATED BY CLEMENT DELEPINE BY IMAGE GROUP & DAVID CHARLOT

In Greek mythology, the hunter Narcissus fell in love with his own image. Staring at his own reflection in the river, as if looking at somebody else, he did let himself die. Narcissus greatest sin was to choose his double over himself. One cannot exist without the other, therefore one cannot be truly unique. However, Western culture seems to deny our doubles a seat at the table. In Jordan Peele’s movie Us, the Tethered share a soul with their human counterparts but suffer in silence… before rebelling. Transposed to art, one often wonders wether the representation of an artwork can produce the same discourse as the artwork itself. These non-reciprocal relationships echo the words of Martin Kippenberger “In Ibiza kann man Essen, aber in Essenkann man nicht Ibizen”.

PHOTOGRAPHY Image Group
FOOD CARVING David Charlot
CURATION & WORDS Clément Delépine

Carved in sweet potato inspired by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Medusa, 1638-1648, marble

Carved in sweet potato inspired by Robert Gober, Untitled Leg, 1989-1990, beeswax

RIGHT Carved in eggplant inspired by Isa Genzken, Nofretete, 2014, Nerfertiti plaster bust on wooden base

LEFT Carved watermelon inspired by Isa Genzken, Rose II, 1993-2007, enamelled stainless steel
RIGHT Carved in sweet potato inspired by Louise Bourgeois, Arch of Hysteria, 1993, polished bronze