Raw Cuts

Raw Cuts - object, dried pork, steel, various sizes, Anton Terziev, Edition 1 of 5+1AP, 2019. Title credit: Svetoslav Todorov - journalist, editor and writer

Photo: © the artist. Courtesy of the artist
Featured in New Social Poetry mag, issue 33, 03.2022, ISSN 2603-543X

Never shown in public (originals eaten)

Anton Terziev’s Raw Cuts cleverly subverts the viewer’s expectations by transforming two of our most mundane, yet symbolically loaded objects—knives and cured meats—into a disquieting sculptural tableau. By marrying the visceral qualities of raw food with the cold, utilitarian steel, Terziev underscores how easily we become desensitized to the fundamental forces that shape our day-to-day existence. The art object provokes reflection on how consumption—both literal and metaphorical—can slip into autopilot, divorcing us from the elemental sources of our own vitality and happiness. The playful juxtaposition of familiar materials and unexpected forms nudges us toward heightened awareness of these daily rituals, making Raw Cuts a potent commentary on the delicate tension between nourishment, survival, and the overlooked potential for joy found in life’s most routine acts.