Emanuela Franchini, an artist from Genoa, Italy, who currently lives and works in London, U.K., has created "On Your Face," an artwork in which she has placed various foods on her face.

 Artwork "On Your Face" by Emanuela Franchini (C) Emanuela Franchini
Artwork "On Your Face" by Emanuela Franchini (C) Emanuela Franchini

On Your Face is a self-portrait work by Ms. Franchini. The concept is to photograph a woman's body "wearing nothing but food," with raw meat, pasta, cream, fried eggs, oranges, etc. placed on her face.

(C)Emanuela Franchini
(C)Emanuela Franchini
(C)Emanuela Franchini
(C)Emanuela Franchini

(C)Emanuela Franchini
(C)Emanuela Franchini

(C)Emanuela Franchini
(C)Emanuela Franchini

(C)Emanuela Franchini
(C)Emanuela Franchini

Franchini himself does not say much about
On
Your Face. Therefore, the details of what the work intends to achieve are unknown. However, critics have commented that On Your Face "suggests the close proximity of appetite and sexual desire," and that "food and female beauty. The combination of the two creates an art form that is both unrealistic and very attractive.

You want to eat cake? Women? (C) Emanuela Franchini
You want to eat cake? Women? (C) Emanuela Franchini

In addition to On Your Face, Mr. Franchini has also created various self-portrait works. For example, the following "Coming Out" is reminiscent of Sadako from the horror movie "The Ring.

Self-portrait work "Coming Out" (C) Emanuela Franchini
Self-portrait work "Coming Out" (C) Emanuela Franchini