'Gallaccio is known for her work with organic materials such as ice, flowers, fruits and sugar. Her installations often change over time as they melt, decompose or sprout new life. In preserve ‘beauty’ 2000 gerberas are sandwiched between huge panes of glass and left to wither and rot. Gallaccio has described gerberas as a ‘disposable commodity’, mass-produced all year round. Her work challenges romantic ideas of nature and culture, life and death. '
Taking inspiration from artist, Anya Gallaccio, I decided that it would be interesting to create samples using dandelions in a literal sense- trapping the flowers in between sticky-back plastic and letting nature take control. Over time, the flowers will begin to disintegrate, a process that is ongoing, alike to the concept of allowing our design festival to continue after the exhibition is over...
