work
PROTECTION
| category | Installation |
| subject | Political / Social |
| tags | #protection #anorexia #bulimia, #female |
| base | 160 cm |
| height | 110 cm |
| depth | 160 cm |
| year | 2015 |
A reflection about the ferocity of eating disorders, how in addition to attacking the subject and dominating him, it makes intimate relationships sterile, creating discomfort and relational ruptures. Food as union and moment of pleasure changes into detachment and suffering.
In 2023, over 3,000 young people died due to eating disorder-related illnesses. They were on average 25 years old and 90% were girls.
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The set table, the daily meeting place of a family unit. But something is disturbing: plate and glass are wrapped in a web of leather and studs, while the cutlery are weapons that hurt. A reflection about the ferocity of eating disorders and the current sociocultural canons of uniforming beauty.
Of how in addition to assaulting and dominating the subject, it makes intimate relationships sterile, creating discomfort and relational ruptures. Food as a union and moment of pleasure mutates into detachment and suffering. Food is an act of love.
In 2023, over 3,000 young people died due to eating disorder-related illnesses. They were on average 25 years old and 90% were girls.
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The set table, the daily meeting place of a family unit. But something is disturbing: plate and glass are wrapped in a web of leather and studs, while the cutlery are weapons that hurt. A reflection about the ferocity of eating disorders and the current sociocultural canons of uniforming beauty.
Of how in addition to assaulting and dominating the subject, it makes intimate relationships sterile, creating discomfort and relational ruptures. Food as a union and moment of pleasure mutates into detachment and suffering. Food is an act of love.
