25.1.17

Salt Yolk; 2017. 20 x 20 x 10 cm. coffee stained recycled canvas printed with crocheted doily, thread, stuffed into a mooncake tin box.


Salt Yolk is a homonym of sorts, same sculpture with 2 different meanings.



preserved salted duck yolk is prized and is used in Chinese mooncakes to symbolize the moon...if you are lucky there will be 2 in your mooncake




salt yolk agar is used as a growth medium for Petri dish of presumptive bacteria


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2 comments:

  1. Paula Kovarik26 January, 2017 15:40

    So want to see this inperson. The texture is amazing. I especially love that light green color and the ripples at the edges

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  2. Sharon Havelka26 January, 2017 20:54

    Hey,thanks. Into this idea of art homonyms, keeps the thinking and making processes interesting...and also as always trying to answer that question of "what is (ex: a quilt)?"

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