Legalised Adulteration examines the maraschino cherry as a laboratory object: once a preserved fruit, later reconstructed as a mass-produced symbol of sweetness. Bleached, dyed and standardised, the cherry is sustained by legal definition and visual consistency rather than origin. Its brightness and exaggerated sweetness mask substitution as reassurance. Positioned between childhood innocence and coded erotic symbolism, the work exposes how regulation, aesthetics and culture collaborate to normalise imitation and stabilise discomfort.
Printing and materials
Each work is produced as a silver-based digital C-type photographic print on Fuji Crystal Archive Flex (250gsm). This ultra-high gloss, polyester-based photographic paper has a mirror-like surface and exceptional colour.
Prints are supplied unframed.
Legalised Adulteration examines the maraschino cherry as a laboratory object: once a preserved fruit, later reconstructed as a mass-produced symbol of sweetness. Bleached, dyed and standardised, the cherry is sustained by legal definition and visual consistency rather than origin. Its brightness and exaggerated sweetness mask substitution as reassurance. Positioned between childhood innocence and coded erotic symbolism, the work exposes how regulation, aesthetics and culture collaborate to normalise imitation and stabilise discomfort.
Printing and materials
Each work is produced as a silver-based digital C-type photographic print on Fuji Crystal Archive Flex (250gsm). This ultra-high gloss, polyester-based photographic paper has a mirror-like surface and exceptional colour.
Prints are supplied unframed.