sourdough starter
Maggie Cardelus. sourdough starter, 2011.
Description:
I built up a sourdough in a large ceramic "basket" I made to look like a hemisphere, a pregnant belly, a landscape, a spiralling umbilical cord, a galaxy. The pungent yeasty and then acid smell of the sourdough suggested something primal, body-like odors, primordial seas, photo developer. The sourdough dried and left a crust on the inside of the pot that looked liked old skin.
Medium:
Mixed Media
Tags:
process, ceramic, coil, spiral, clay, craft, pot, basket, sourdough, smell, crust, reproduction, yeast, maternity, motherhood, acid, landscape, sculpture, installation, painting, earth, body, umbilical cord, change, metamorphosis
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