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Ronit Baranga’s life-like sculptures take a twisted turn into the world of food and more specifically, sweets and desserts.
But the treats have their own mouths, awaiting their chance to bite. Who eats whom?
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The table is a microcosm, inhabited with irresistible temptations. The tea set is a metaphor, each part of it fulfills its role, in this small society of fragile beings.
In a deeper psychological level Baranga addresses the complex relationship we have with luxuries, especially with foods.
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The mixed emotions of need and the insatiable hunger for more – more sugar, more attention, more love. Constantly pushing the boundaries of rational consumption, craving for the sugar rush, forever tempted to exaggerate.
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The desserts are sculpted and painted realistically while tempting a sinful indulgence. A soft mouth drowned in rich cream, fulfilling a fantasy yet helpless and lost, crying for attention. Shiny red jelly covers the “strawberry pie” in which the fruit became lustful open mouths. Seducing and threatening, they cause a feeling of unease. They serve as a reminder for the human tendency to self-punish in case of any devotion to pleasure.
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