RIPE + ROTTEN (DIALOGIC)

RIPE + ROTTEN (DIALOGIC) explores the tenuous, temporal boundary between vitality and decay through a sequence of self-portraits captured on a scanner bed. Inspired by the Dutch vanitas paintings of 17th century Europe, the video juxtaposes the lush plant-matter on the right with the assortment of fungal, preserved, and porcine foodstuff on the left, intimating the ephemerality of sensuous pleasure and earthly delights as a memento mori.