Licks (Bronze), Studio, 2023

Licks (bronze)

Created in collaboration with UAP who Elizabeth undertook a residency with in 2023

This is a bronze cast of a Licks sculpture. The casting is created through a lost foam process, which means the bronze melts away the corn puffs, resulting in a unique sculpture.

"In her series titled Licks, Elizabeth Willing accentuates the tactile qualities of snack foods by playing with foodstuffs with childlike abandon. She constructs large cubic forms with a long, tubular puffed corn snack, one that is often fed to children. She uses her saliva to moisten and stick together corn puffs. Her material explorations of licking and sticking recall the oddly specific habits and rituals children develop when eating certain snack foods.”

– Meg Fizell

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.