(ENG) In memory of the deceased in an extensive display of sculptures, assemblages, and drawings representing typical Colombian dishes and scenes from Colombian markets. It incorporates aesthetic and stylistic elements reminiscent of 17th-century Spanish and Flemish still life paintings, particularly war banquets, pantries, and hunting scenes. The "lechona" (a baked pig stuffed with peas, lard, ground meat, and green onions) is highlighted as a national symbol, epitomizing the colonial condition of a land rich in both joy and violence, frivolity and festivity. This grotesque and baroque delicacy has transitioned from being a feast for aristocrats to being considered today an exclusive delight of the common people.
(ESP) ¡A la memoria del muerto! es un amplio menú de esculturas, ensamblajes y dibujos que representan platos típicos y escenas de mercados colombianos incorporando elementos estéticos y estilísticos propios de los bodegones españoles y flamencos del siglo XVII, principalmente banquetes de guerra, despensas y escenas de cacería. Digno de ser considerado un símbolo nacional, la “lechona” (cerdo horneado y relleno de arveja, manteca, carne picada y cebolla larga) representa perfectamente la condición colonial de una tierra abigarrada en alegría y violencia, frivolidad y festividad. Esta exquisitez grotesca y barroca ha pasado de ser festín de aristócratas a considerarse hoy un manjar exclusivo del vulgo