Innovations
Stephanie Kelly
Abstract:
In the normal domestic environment, the discovery of foods moulding or in the process of decomposition is for most people an unpleasant find. The pungent smell and variation of look and texture from its optimum state is seen by the majority as repulsive and the item would be labelled as 'gone off' and quickly binned. However is there a different context in which rotting fruit ever be seen as beautiful? Could the continuous transformation in colour and texture be viewed not as a decline but instead as a naturally changing aesthetic feature? This project aims to challenge the common perceptions of decay, capture the essence of the metamorphosis of the decaying process in an innovative way, and establish if beauty can be found therein. In addition, the report aims to research the diverse ways in which artists have used decay in their work, and determine whether they have been successful in showing it as beautiful.
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