Copper, vitreous enamel, spray paint and wood.
Cake: 40 x 65 x 65cm
Installation: 70 x 100 x 70cm
2016-2019
This trilogy of copper and enamel Victoria Sponge cakes serves as a dialogue between past and present, layered with social commentary like the buttercream that bursts from their seams.
'Litrosophobia' tackles the persistent specter of alcoholism.
Inspired by my neighbour who was addicted to alcohol for over 4 decades and the Victorian working class’ high expenditure on drinking consumption. Alcoholism has been persistently one of society’s most serious issues.
Its sober colors and quintessential pub tile motif echo the hardships of Victorian workers who spent significant portions of their meager earnings drowning their sorrows. The inscription 'Temperance is futile' offers a bleak commentary on our attempts to legislate against emotional pain - as if policy could cure the human condition.
Copper, vitreous enamel, spray paint and wood.
Cake: 40 x 65 x 65cm
Installation: 70 x 100 x 70cm
2016-2019
This trilogy of copper and enamel Victoria Sponge cakes serves as a dialogue between past and present, layered with social commentary like the buttercream that bursts from their seams.
'Litrosophobia' tackles the persistent specter of alcoholism.
Inspired by my neighbour who was addicted to alcohol for over 4 decades and the Victorian working class’ high expenditure on drinking consumption. Alcoholism has been persistently one of society’s most serious issues.
Its sober colors and quintessential pub tile motif echo the hardships of Victorian workers who spent significant portions of their meager earnings drowning their sorrows. The inscription 'Temperance is futile' offers a bleak commentary on our attempts to legislate against emotional pain - as if policy could cure the human condition.
