KINSANANAKO
The Red Party II
"What does red taste like?"
Medium:
100%Polyesters fabric,80%Polyesters fabric,Knitted fabrics,Clay,Beads,Silk,Mesh,Ribbon,Leather,Felt cloth,Glycerine,Sodium Alginate,Calcium Lactate,Wire
Size:
Question Pocket:6cm×10cm
Wreath:30cm×30cm
Embroidered work:10cm×10cm
Embroidered beading work:30cm×9cm/20cm×23cm
Cake:15cm×15cm×25cm/10cm×10cm×15cm /10cm×8cm×15cm/30cm×20cm×25cm/15cm×15cm×8cm
Wreath:30cm×30cm
Embroidered work:10cm×10cm
Embroidered beading work:30cm×9cm/20cm×23cm
Cake:15cm×15cm×25cm/10cm×10cm×15cm /10cm×8cm×15cm/30cm×20cm×25cm/15cm×15cm×8cm
Using calcium carbonate and sodium alginate to create a biological material that mimics the gelatinous quality of jelly. This pseudo-biomaterial introduces an almost scientific aspect to the installation, bridging the gap between organic and artificial, edible and inedible. Calcium alginate gels, often used in molecular gastronomy, have a texture eerily similar to real jelly, yet their chemical composition removes them from the realm of food into a more experimental, almost laboratory context. The viewer is engaged in an exploration of biology and chemistry within the context of a party, prompting them to consider the boundaries of food and the ways in which science can replicate, simulate or transform familiar textures. This jelly-like material becomes a strange, almost alien substance, as if it belonged in both the kitchen and the laboratory.