Desire Production
Artificial sweetener, marshmallow, pine, Tasmanian oak, amps, speaker wire, speakers, tactile transducers, ipod, laptop
Sweetness, as both a taste and a human quality, is considered desirable. The assemblage, ‘Desire Production,’ considers the mechanisms that produce sweetness. The timber structure functions as a sieve, yet this utensil isn’t dusting cakes. Stainless steel mesh cradles artificial sweetener. The chemical substance duplicates the taste of sugar but not the energy. The deceptive sweetness is deployed as the rhythmic beat transforms into ear-splitting frequencies. This interaction is comparable to avoiding conflict or harm by being compliant—an artificial pleasantness created from fear.
The transformative material qualities of the timber, marshmallow, and sound render the structure analogous to the body. The traditionally straight and unyielding timber bends to support the sieve, revealing its materiality as neither hard nor soft. Employing marshmallow as a mechanical fixture, the structure embodies an elastic solidity. The force of the sound system causes material collisions that make the assemblage tremble like a sentient being. These fluid materials evoke the body as changeable, thawing preconceived ideas.
If someone would just change the song.
Exhibited at Wreckers Art Space, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Documentation by Charlie Hillhouse
Sound: Act Sweet by Shannon Toth
Exhibition text by Molly Smith
Artificial sweetener, marshmallow, pine, Tasmanian oak, amps, speaker wire, speakers, tactile transducers, ipod, laptop
Sweetness, as both a taste and a human quality, is considered desirable. The assemblage, ‘Desire Production,’ considers the mechanisms that produce sweetness. The timber structure functions as a sieve, yet this utensil isn’t dusting cakes. Stainless steel mesh cradles artificial sweetener. The chemical substance duplicates the taste of sugar but not the energy. The deceptive sweetness is deployed as the rhythmic beat transforms into ear-splitting frequencies. This interaction is comparable to avoiding conflict or harm by being compliant—an artificial pleasantness created from fear.
The transformative material qualities of the timber, marshmallow, and sound render the structure analogous to the body. The traditionally straight and unyielding timber bends to support the sieve, revealing its materiality as neither hard nor soft. Employing marshmallow as a mechanical fixture, the structure embodies an elastic solidity. The force of the sound system causes material collisions that make the assemblage tremble like a sentient being. These fluid materials evoke the body as changeable, thawing preconceived ideas.
If someone would just change the song.
Exhibited at Wreckers Art Space, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Documentation by Charlie Hillhouse
Sound: Act Sweet by Shannon Toth
Exhibition text by Molly Smith
10/8/2024 - 12/8/2024
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