Acrylic paint on canvas, 90 x 140 cm, 2023
The service industry has been a theme I have been coming back to several times in my art and writings.
Since I used to work in different areas of the service industry (bartender, waitress, kitchen assistant, barista) for more than ten years,
I am fascinated by this business, especially the dark sides of it. I am interested in challenging customer/worker relations, work
hierarchies, sexual harassment, exploitation of workers, relationships and conflicts. Decaf and Cocktail are inspired my Mikkel
McAlinden’s photo series End game 1-4 (1999).
Mina Stokke 