Artist Submerged Herself in Chocolate

It will be really hard to make your mind in any direction about Polish-born, New York-based artist Martynka Wawrzyniak's performance piece, Chocolate (2010).


Is it gross? Is it suggestive? Is it political? Is it poignant? Explanations don't do it justice; the artist lays in a basin and a dribble of chocolate syrup slowly submerges her, but we're really watching her reactions, her sense of timing and tableau as she goes from nonchalant to gasping for air.

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At over 9 minutes, it's an excruciatingly intimate experience, but we're confident you'll emerge from it feeling inspired.

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