The surgical exercise

The vanitas lightbox-photo refers to the classical painting genre – still life. The photographed fruits have earlier undergone a surgical suturing. Soft and fleshy, they remain an ideal phantom for surgeons to exercise. In this case, the artist combines them with a knot, which is going to irreversibly disintegrate after a moment. The tear remains. Recalls the failure. The desire to preserve this image and this body is too strong to give them up.

REALIZED THANKS TO THE CITY OF TORUN SCHOLARSHIP IN THE FIELD OF CULTURE.

Photos: Mariusz Talkowski, Tytus Szabelski

Translation: Pamela Cora