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Vanessa schuster
Consumption
“Consumption” refers to the intrinsic value that alcohol has in our society. A totem is an object that acts as a collective symbol or emblem and which a tribe or individual venerates and grants a protective value. This Totem is a representation of the collective identity that we have built around the consumption of alcohol we use to evade or distort realit
In 2020 the coronavirus pandemic began and we were confined to home. It was a time of uncertainty, anguish and anxiety. Quarantine is the result of the accumulation of alcohol bottles during the containment time period of the coronavirus pandemic.

6 bottles of wine, slumped bottles
35cm x 35cm x 35cm
2019

Johnny Walker, slumped bottles
55cm x 45cm x 30cm
2019

Momokawa, slumped bottles
30cm x 45cm x 30cm
2019

5 bottles of sake, slumped bottles
40cm x 45cm x 30cm
2019

Macallan, slumped bottles
40cm x 45cm x 35cm
2019

Consumption Totem, slumped bottles and iron structure
1.50m x 40cm x 40cm
2019

Consumption Totem, detail 1

Consumption Totem, detail 2

Quarantine I, cast bottles
35cm x 48cm x 1cm
2020

Quarantine II, cast bottles
35cm x 48cm x 1cm
2020

Quarantine III
35cm x 48cm x 1cm
2020

Quarantine IV, cast bottles
35cm x 48cm x 1cm
2020

Quarantine V, cast bottles
35cm x 48cm x 1cm
2020
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