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Before people could write, they painted on rocks. These cave paintings showed many animals, which were important as food in prehistoric times.

There are various theories as to why people painted so many animals. Because of their faith, for a ceremony or as a communication.

That remains a gamble, because of course we can never ask them again. But it is clear that animals were important.

The oldest cave paintings have been found in Maros on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. They are estimated to be 40,000 years old.

A large wild boar is depicted next to all kinds of handprints. That drawing is so well preserved that you can even see that it is a female.

Those cave paintings inspire Ceel. He actually makes modern cave paintings.

He wonders what cave paintings would look like today? What do we think is important now? What kind of food would we now portray?

And what material would we use?

Can you see what this work is made of?

The cave paintings were made on stone. This looks like marble, but it isn't. It is a thick layer of plastic, perhaps the most modern material.

The stone inlay technique is hand-work that has remained the same since it was first used in lavishly decorated Baroque churches.

Food plays a key part in the stone and marble landscapes of Ceel Mogami de Haas. Little snacks prop up the works, with a cheesy pizza slice, fried egg or sausage grasping onto the corners of the cold surface. But food is also present in more abstracted form, encapsulated in depictions of different body parts that relate to language or digestion.