Choking Hazard

Mixed media

2023

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Candy is one of our first biophysical experiences of the reflex of provocation and craving. Children are quickly conditioned to incorporate these commodities into a syntax of consumption and exchange value. Yet the colors and forms of sweets are ultimately idealized objects of desire designed by adults. I have reproduced the Haribo gummies in a range of inedible materials, transforming them into innocent choking hazards. 

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