Changing its disposition by projecting it on the floor and out of its context, it becomes an entertaining and rhythmic sign. It goes being the sign for a chemist to looking like the dance floor of a nightclub.
"[…] Sophie Usunier presents a live snake behind a glass screen in the courtyard. It has always been considered as a dangerous animal, cruel and wicked, but in this case the artist shows it like something positive and good. In Mythology it represents Esculapio, the god of medicine, and has become from antique times till today, the emblem for medicine, doctors, chemists, and a symbol of health and recovery.
In both case, the artist creates a "Short-circuit". What we know as a sign of care and safety she makes into a hypnotic and disturbing element, while what is usually seen as a danger becomes a sign of wellbeing and positivity."
(Elena Bordignon, curator, 2003)