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Lick the Walls.

It's exceedingly difficult to make anything brown look attractive in photographs - I learned this the hard way while experimenting briefly with food photography. This room, at first glance, seems to be no exception. However, does your perception change when you're told the walls are made of chocolate?

In fact, artist Anya Gallaccio had a less-than-romantic vision when creating the installation, which is titled Stroke: "The desire to interact by picking, licking or stroking the chocolate-covered walls is almost compulsive. What is beautiful…becomes putrid and decayed."


Foulness of old and over-licked chocolate aside, I have to wonder also: will there be ants? 

Read more about Stroke, here.

13 comments:

  1. omg, truer words were never spoken, re: BROWN! this is totally gorgeous and totally gross on like three different levels...but I bet it smells AMAZING :)

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  2. Now you have me thinking about ants too. Haha!

    Meg | Meghan Silva's Blog

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  3. Haha my first thought was "Gross, other people's spit!"

    It's frustrating how an ugly wall can ruin a photo :)

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  4. Meghan, it was my first thought :)

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  5. This is so interesting, thanks!

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  6. I didn't even think of ants! I just wondered how much chocolate was used on the wall and how much was eaten while creating this work.

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  7. That is insanely gross, ha ha ha. I love weird art installations, was anyone allowed to lick it or only the artist? I'd be tempted to find an unlicked spot :P tempted!

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  8. Fai, yes, I think it does, slowly.

    Fee, anyone is allowed! I think that's what's meant by "what's beautiful becomes putrid." :)

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  9. well, dang...

    Great find, as always. You're my favorite internet curator.

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  10. Will there be ants indeed, your post is always fun and delightful i need to come back more often!

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  11. Thank you, Suzanna! And yes, Laura, please do!

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