Buy One, Get One Free

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By: Babelgum
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Updated: 25-Nov-09
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Buy One, Get One Free depicts the frenzy ritual of a man eating greedily, tearing his food apart, until feeling sick. Despite vomiting, he continues to binge as if unable to stop.
The barbarian behaviour of the naked man who eats raw meat causes an automatic unconscious reaction of deep repulsion. However, the moral rejection of primitive behaviour will enable the viewer to parallel it to the current toxic and hypnotising comsumist lifestyle.
As such, the work confronts the Knowledge, identity and memories of evolutionary mankind, looking through the perceptions of contemporary western society and the significant role of media in creating a virtual consciousness. As in previous works, Buy One, Get One Free, is deeply disturbing and conveys a statement of moral deconstruction.

This video was first exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford (UK)