Dining with Ego

Anupam Sud’s Dining with Ego holds mystery in spite of material sumptuousness. A sharp contrast in image unravels with the man feasting without a care in the world while the woman sits forlornly before an empty plate. An irreconcilable situation creates a kind of visual discomfort despite the table laden with plenty. Representative of feminine concern, Sud reflects on a male-centric world, the burden of endless service and compromise that marriage constantly demands. Bordering between still-life and figurative, it shows the growing rift and distance between a couple.