“HOLY DINNER” (2025)
“HOLY DINNER” IS A THIRD EXHIBITION PROJECT BY ARTIST DUO HAMMER/SOOME.

“HOLY DINNER” DIVES INTO A FORM OF LOVE THAT IS THE HOLY ACT OF HAVING DINNER TOGETHER. LENDING SOME DETAILS FROM THE INFAMOUS „LAST SUPPER“ WITH ALL ITS MYSTICAL CONTROVERSY. THE ACT OF MAKING AND OFFERING FOOD FOR ANOTHER PERSON IS AS COMMON AND CASUAL AS IT IS A GESTURE OF INTIMACY, CARE AND SUPPORT. AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE WITHOUT WORDS.

THERE IS SOMETHING RITUAL AND SOLEMN IN EATING TOGETHER. THE GUEST SHALL ALWAYS HAVE THE BEST. THERE SHALL BE ONLY THE BEST DISHES, BEST GOODS, BETTER TABLEWARE, SHINIEST CUTLERY. THE FOOD IS COOKED WITH ULTIMATE CARE AND ATTENTIVENESS. THERE’S A LITTLE SPLASH OF EXTRA FOR THE GUEST. THE ROOM IS TIDIER, THE TABLE IS CLEANER AND THERE TENDS TO BE AN APOLOGETIC BEHAVIOUR AROUND IT. EXCUSING YOURSELF THROUGHOUT THE ROOM WHILE LEADING YOUR GUEST TO THE CAREFULLY SET TABLE WITH ALL ITS DETAILS. CONSCIOUSLY OR NOT – EVERYTHING IS A BIT BETTER. SOME THINGS ARE HIDDEN, SOME BROUGHT OUT, FOCUSING ON DETAILS AND WORRYING ABOUT THE ATMOSPHERE – IS THIS GOOD ENOUGH? A LOVING WORRY THAT CREATES A CERTAIN HOLINESS IN THE ROOM.

HOLY DINNER WITHOUT THE DRAMA.

“HOLY DINNER” IS A ROOM-SPECIFIC INSTALLATIVE EXHIBITION. VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF A REAL DINNER MEET IN ONE ROOM, AROUND ONE TABLE. TEXTILE, CONCRETE, SILVER, GLASS AND PAPER ARE JUST A FEW OF THE WAYS IN WHICH IT CAN APPEAR AND EXIST. IN THIS HOLINESS A SOMEWHAT RELIGIOUS ALTAR-LIKE DINNER TABLE IS BORN. LOVE GOES THROUGH THE STOMACH, EMOTIONS ARE IN DETAILS AND INBETWEEN THEM. HAVE A SEAT.