Licks
As part of ‘Aftertaste’ at Fairfield City Gallery, New South Wales
15th April – 12 August 2023
Group show included Reanne Chidiac, Dylan Goh, Lindsay Kelley, Mylyn Nguyen, Mariam Slewo, James Tylor, Elizabeth Willing, Justine Youssef and Siying Zhou
Curated by Meg Fizell
In her series titled Licks (Banana, Strawberry, Blueberry, and Apple Cinnamon) (2019-23), 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. Willing’s practice reveals an ongoing interest in not only what we collectively eat, but how we eat as well.
– Megan Fizell, exhibition catalogue
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
