Primum vivere, deinde pingere

The work is a performative video that engages visually and conceptually one of the most durable icons of art historical representation: still life. The video shows the artist performing the ingestion of a typically-arranged still life, comprised of various food items composed on a table. The scenery, as well as the lights, costume and the careful gestures of the artist come to efficiently suggest the authenticity of the theme. But besides the familiarity of the layout and of the subject, there is nothing predictable here, either in terms of visuality, or in those concerning the outcome of the work. (Horea Avram, Art Critic, Montreal)