Using the same candy colours of HIV medication, Elmgreen & Dragset highlight the contradictions of toxic treatment and societal prejudices in their series ‘Stigma’. The custom-made glass vases are presented in a formation dependent on daily prescribed dosages and are also filled with the actual pigments – mint green, baby pink and light blue – used to coat the pills.
See also Elmgreen & Dragset: Self-Portraits at Victoria Miro, Mayfair