(EN)
Monster Munch
(2018)
• Porcelain
• Size: 40 x 55 mm
• 300 copies
Sharp, cutting edges. A taste of porcelain—enough to awaken the senses! Chip bags, symbols of popular culture and mass consumption, are reimagined here: the ordinary chips have been replaced by meticulously sculpted porcelain replicas. This interplay between high and low culture raises questions about the value and durability of consumer goods.
The contrast between the fragility of porcelain—which shatters like glass—and the familiarity of chip bags creates an aesthetic and conceptual tension. This work invites the viewer to reconsider their relationship with everyday objects born of mass culture.
(FR)
Monster Munch
(2021)
• Porcelaine
• size 40x55mm
• 300 exemplaires
Des arêtes vives et tranchantes. Goût de porcelaine, de quoi réveiller les papilles !
Les paquets de chips, emblèmes de la culture populaire et de la consommation de masse, sont ici détournés : les chips ordinaires ont été remplacées par des répliques minutieusement sculptées en porcelaine.
Ce jeu entre haute et basse culture suscite des questionnements sur la valeur et la durabilité de l’objet de consommation.
Le contraste entre la fragilité de la porcelaine, qui se brise comme du verre, et la familiarité des paquets de chips crée une tension esthétique et conceptuelle. Cette œuvre invite le spectateur à reconsidérer sa relation avec les objets du quotidien issus de la culture de masse.
For more informations :
louis.souetre@gmail.com
© 2025 — Louis Souêtre
Monster Munch
(2018)
• Porcelain
• Size: 40 x 55 mm
• 300 copies
Sharp, cutting edges. A taste of porcelain—enough to awaken the senses! Chip bags, symbols of popular culture and mass consumption, are reimagined here: the ordinary chips have been replaced by meticulously sculpted porcelain replicas. This interplay between high and low culture raises questions about the value and durability of consumer goods.
The contrast between the fragility of porcelain—which shatters like glass—and the familiarity of chip bags creates an aesthetic and conceptual tension. This work invites the viewer to reconsider their relationship with everyday objects born of mass culture.
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For more informations :
louis.souetre@gmail.com
© 2025 — Louis Souêtre