Ants Eating Alice is a digital video work that captures ants consuming a syrup composed of sugar and Saos-2 human bone cancer cells, with time-lapse footage of the cells superimposed at the center. This piece documents the interaction between the living ants and the cellular material, creating a juxtaposition between the mundane act of ants feeding and the implications of consuming human cultured cells signalling the relentless cycles of life and death, where even fragments of human existence become sustenance within another system of life. The time-lapse footage of the Saos-2 cells provides an added layer of contemplation, drawing attention to the dynamic nature of cellular life and the continuous mutation and adaptation inherent in living systems. The incorporation of ants as active participants symbolises

This work intersects with Death Masks: Alice Ants, where the ants play a pivotal role in confronting themes of decay, consumption, and transformation. Ants Eating Alice invites viewers to reflect on the fragility and interconnectedness of life, illustrating how human and non-human worlds interact in ways that challenge perceptions of boundaries and identity. The work underscores the concept of becoming, emphasising that even in processes of consumption and decay, traces of life persist and contribute to ongoing cycles of renewal and transformation.

The work forms part of the Absence of Alice series and was exhibited at the Tom Heath Space at the QUT Museum in 2008 as part of The Absence of Alice: Alice Ants and the Armyworm.