What if Socrates chose to
Basit Oluokun
What if Socrates chose to live?
Jacques-Louis David's The Death of Socrates has always been about a choice.
Socrates knew what the cup contained. He understood the consequence, yet chose to drink.
For the FLORA Museum Challenge, I wanted to imagine a different ending.
Here is the link to the Flora Canvas
Link to the original painting
What happens when the cup no longer represents death, but choice?
That question became CHOOSE a contemporary non-alcoholic red wine crafted for moments that matter.
I reimagined the cup as a contemporary sculptural vessel, developed a new beverage world around it, and then brought those objects back into David's painting.
In this version, Socrates doesn't choose death.
He chooses to live.
Created with FLORA for the Museum Challenge.
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Posted Sep 30, 2026
What if Socrates chose to live? Jacques-Louis David's The Death of Socrates has always been about a choice. Socrates knew what the cup contained. He understo...
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