THE PURPOSE OF ALEXANDRE PÉPIN'S WORK IS TO POSITION THE LEGACY OF THE PICTORIAL GENRE OF VANITAS WITHIN CONTEMPORARY ARTS, IN ORDER TO GENERATE NEW CRITICAL DISCUSSIONS ON THE SUBJECT OF SPIRITUALITY, MATERIALISM AND CONSUMERISM. THE TERM VANITAS DESIGNATES A PICTORIAL GENRE THAT DISCUSSES THE FUTILITY OF MATERIAL GOODS, THE EMPTINESS OF HUMAN PASSIONS AND THE INEVITABILITY OF DEATH.