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A Cézanne still life is recreated with hollow vessels made of flesh colored silicone rubber. The rubber vessels depict the apples on a table and a jug. Some of the apples are also in a bowl and on a plate. The rubber was brushed on, and the brush marks are visible in the texture on the outside of the forms. The silicone vessels are connected to one another with vinyl tubing and hose clamps. The silicone still-life sits on a sheet of perforated aluminum, which is suspended above a plastic tub filled with water. A pump in the tub periodically pumps water up into the still-life through two lengths of vinyl tubing. |
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The silicone forms inflate, jiggling as the water fills their cavities. A third length of vinyl tubing allows the excess water to flow back into the tub. Once the forms are filled to capacity, swollen from the volume of water, the pump shuts off. The water drains out, back into the tub. The ends of the tubing in the tub are submerged in the water, so that no air can replace the water that drains from the still-life. The silicone forms jiggle and twitch as they drain, and become deflated silicone sacks. The pump is on a timer so that the cycle repeats about every three minutes. |