Title: Consumables
Year: 2023
Materials: Display refrigerator, solar-powered battery storage system, shea butter, butter, chocolate, plastic, light
Dimensions: Variable
Year: 2023
Materials: Display refrigerator, solar-powered battery storage system, shea butter, butter, chocolate, plastic, light
Dimensions: Variable
Images:
Clare Gatto
Clare Gatto
Consumables
Part of a series of sculptures exploring the literal and figurative power of the sun. The artist created a mold from her late father’s Cadillac hood ornament, and cast new ornaments in shea butter, butter, and chocolate. These symbols are preserved in a display refrigerator powered by a battery system that has been charged up using the sun. These perishable materials represent deeper connections between the artist’s family and the automotive industry. Perishable icons that would normally melt in the sun, now rely on it to maintain their form.
Part of a series of sculptures exploring the literal and figurative power of the sun. The artist created a mold from her late father’s Cadillac hood ornament, and cast new ornaments in shea butter, butter, and chocolate. These symbols are preserved in a display refrigerator powered by a battery system that has been charged up using the sun. These perishable materials represent deeper connections between the artist’s family and the automotive industry. Perishable icons that would normally melt in the sun, now rely on it to maintain their form.
