Morphoteque #14
8 series of 7 objects each, nickle-plated bronze, 2004
The recognisable form of fruits and objects is changed as a result of two organic processes:
shrinking (by dehydration) and swelling (by fermentation). Two copies of each object are made in alginate
(a polymer from seaweed used for making dental moulds): one to shrink and the other one to swell. For the
swelling shape a small amount of sugar and yeast is added. These copies shrink and swell by the addition
of heat. Again, these results are casted in alginate so that the next stage of shrinkage and swelling can
be carried out. This is repeated once more so that a sequence rising from left to right is formed. The shape
in the middle has remained "neutral". The objects are then cast in bronze and galvanised.
See also this page with transformation sequences that were created using an inorganic chemical process:
Morphoteque #13
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