Cast Sugar Installations
Enlightenment, 2012, 48 sugar casts of CFL blister packs, 60" diameter
Enlightenment, 2012, 48 sugar casts of CFL blister packs, 60" diameter
Enlightenment, 2012, 48 sugar casts of CFL blister packs, 60" diameter
The Cosmos, 2010, cast sugar from blister packs, 5" x 42" x 42"
The Cosmos, 2010, cast sugar from blister packs, 5" x 42" x 42"
The Cosmos, 2010, cast sugar from blister packs, 5" x 42" x 42"
The Fruits of Civilization, 2005, cast granulated sugar, mirrored plexiglass, 7' x 8" x 16"
The Fruits of Civilization (detail view), 2005, cast granulated sugar, mirrored plexiglass, 7' x 8" x 16"
The Fruits of Civilization, 2005, cast granulated sugar, mirrored plexiglass, 7' x 8" x 16"
The Fruits of Civilization (detail)
For these works, I cast sugar into blister packs, using their found forms as molds. In this manner, a new positive is made from these empty spaces used to house consumer items. Here is a partial list of the products whose packaging was utilized: CFL light bulbs, Wacom pens, small model airplane, pears, headphones, and hard-boiled egg snack packs.