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Ella & Pitr, Old man with a spoon, 2022

Ella & Pitr France, b. 1984 / 1981

Old man with a spoon, 2022
Concrete
Artwork Size: 22 7/8 x 17 3/4 in, 58 x 45 cm
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In this extraordinary concrete artwork, Ella & Pitr depict a small everyday miracle: an elderly man, with a gentle and thoughtful expression, holds a bowl in his hands and calmly...
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In this extraordinary concrete artwork, Ella & Pitr depict a small everyday miracle: an elderly man, with a gentle and thoughtful expression, holds a bowl in his hands and calmly looks at the spoon he's about to bring to his mouth. But what surprises — and enchants — us is what’s inside the spoon: a tiny woman, bathing in the milk as if it were a relaxing hot tub.



It’s a tender and surreal scene, where the ordinary act of eating transforms into something magical. The contrast between the man’s large, heavy figure and the delicate, peaceful bather creates a poetic tension full of wonder, as if time had stopped to give us a moment of quiet marvel.



The soft, cartoonish lines, muted colors, and textured concrete surface all contribute to making this work deeply human, warm, and intimate. It's as if we’re stepping into the old man's dreams — or perhaps his memories — where reality and imagination blend seamlessly.



Ella & Pitr invite us to look at the world with fresh eyes, to find the incredible in the everyday, and to smile gently at the absurdity around us. With their playful sensitivity, they turn a spoonful of milk into a miniature universe — full of life, irony, and poetry.



In questa straordinaria opera su cemento, Ella & Pitr mettono in scena un piccolo miracolo quotidiano: un anziano, col volto dolce e assorto, tiene tra le mani una ciotola e osserva con calma il cucchiaio che sta per portare alla bocca. Ma ciò che ci sorprende — e ci incanta — è ciò che si trova dentro il cucchiaio: una minuscola donna, immersa nel latte come in una vasca da bagno, che si gode un momento di puro relax.


È una scena tenera e surreale, dove il gesto ordinario del mangiare si trasforma in qualcosa di magico. Il contrasto tra la figura grande e pesante dell’uomo e la delicatezza della piccola bagnante crea una tensione poetica piena di stupore, come se il tempo si fosse fermato per regalarci un attimo di silenziosa meraviglia.


I tratti morbidi e caricaturali, i colori tenui, e la texture materica del cemento contribuiscono a rendere questo lavoro profondamente umano, caldo, intimo. È come entrare per un attimo nei sogni dell’anziano, o forse nella sua memoria — dove realtà e immaginazione si fondono senza confini.


Ella & Pitr ci invitano a guardare il mondo con occhi nuovi, a trovare l’incredibile nell’ordinario, a ridere dolcemente dell’assurdo che ci circonda. Con la loro sensibilità giocosa, riescono a trasformare un cucchiaio di latte in un universo in miniatura, pieno di vita, ironia e poesia.

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