Reform
I violated the boundaries of fruit morphology and identification because outside these boundaries lies a separated difference I wanted to explore. These pieces are the outcome of breaking down fruit structures and then reconstructing them into new identities. Choosing fresh fruit as a medium, I developed a process of hands-on sketching with the materials that became the context from which the resulting new identities originated and have meaning.
Since fruit is perishable, presenting the work relied on a way to sustain it, and so documentation became the most necessary part of the process. Like one would present a conventional sketch in a frame, I chose to present mine in metal. Casting them meant I had to destroy them to remember them. They were burned completely, leaving behind only the shape of the space they had each occupied. These empty spaces were the vessels into which the molten bronze was poured. I realized that once again the structure was broken down, and was once again reconstructed into a new form with a new identity.
The artist appreciates your interest and all individual interpretations.
-Emily Budd, 2002
