Since the passing year is symbolised by a birthday cake, we should really be aware of the importance of this moment.

Through an approach that is raw and unsettling, Rébecca Chaillon reimagines the act of baking a birthday cake and transforms this seemingly innocuous symbol. Eschewing metaphor, her body becomes the vessel in which the cake is prepared. She delivers a visceral performance in which, in the purest feminist tradition of this discipline, her body acts as both subject and medium. Her actions become a living sculpture, striking a subtle balance between profanity and mischief.

Ingredient by ingredient, the cake-making process becomes a conduit to explore not only joy but also the darker facets of society: harsh realities of consumption, social pressures inscribed on bodies, and eating disorders. The Cake arrives as a satirical reflection on the need and nature of celebration itself.