Reflection and Rebellion A Loudspeaker project Autumn 2021

Fruit Sculpture
Inspired by Erika’s use of fruit in her
sculpture, we created clay sculptures of
a range of fruit. We started by arranging
real fruit into groups; it was good bringing
different fruits together and trying
different compositions – being playful.
The process got us thinking about balance
and how things are formed, and of our
own stability.
When moulding the clay, our hands
became tools; to create texture we used
our own fingers and nails. We used wire to
reinforce our sculptures, helping support
items that wouldn’t normally balance.
Creating sculpture from fruit that we
would usually eat was a new experience; it
was a ‘culture shock’ sampling fruit we had
never eaten before.
Erika Verzutti Painted Lady, 2011. Bronze and acrylic
Courtesy of Alison Jaques Gallery, London.
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“...being playful without thinking
about the end product”.