Pisum sativum. De l’incroyable poids du petit pois.

A long-standing symbol of fertility, the pea found itself associated, in recent cultural history, with the « pin-up » fashion figure. However, it also cristallized a longing for death and « self-obliteration » in the work of the Japanese artist Kusama, famous for her « dot mania », and has recently become a prominent symbol of anorexia. Therefore, beyond its seeming insignificance and simplicity, the pea came out to embody complex relations to the body and conflicting types of [...]