Come to where the flavor is. 

Editor: Here we have "Come to where the flavor is." by Alex Gross. It’s an acrylic painting, and its contemporary style gives it a very unsettling feeling with those... snakes. What jumps out at you? Curator: The serpents are impossible to ignore, aren't they? Snakes have carried meaning since the dawn of humanity - temptation, healing, chaos, wisdom. These snakes, intruding in place of sight... they speak to a corruption of vision. Are these figures seeing the world clearly, or are they seeing only what they’re told to? What do you make of the slogan in the upper right? Editor: It's creepy. "Come to where the flavor is," with an apple logo… it definitely feels like a commentary on consumerism. The woman’s also holding a phone with an eye on it – like surveillance? Curator: Precisely. The all-seeing eye, now mediated through technology. The apple – knowledge, yes, but also perhaps a poisoned fruit, offering a simulacrum of experience, a fabricated reality. Even their mid-century glamour feels artificial, manufactured. They are trapped within a visual narrative controlled by external forces. Editor: So it’s not just about ads; it's about how technology controls how we see the world, not the other way around? Curator: Indeed. Symbols accrue meanings across generations. The artist layers those meanings, creating a palimpsest of cultural anxieties. Think about the phrase itself "Come to where the flavor is." Is it selling a lifestyle or a loss of individual thought? Editor: I see it now. All the symbols seem to warn about losing our ability to see clearly in this world. Thanks! Curator: A powerful reflection on how images shape, and perhaps distort, our perceptions. Thank you!