Hunger an exhibition by Geena Wilkinson opens at the Boschendal Norval Foundation Art Gallery at the Boschendal Estate on 1 March.
Franschhoek – Cape Town-based artist Geena Wilkinson’s work utilizes traditional fine-art mediums, often with food as the subject. In this exhibition, Wilkinson features a series of sculptural pieces, using a range of media; hand-cast resin, ceramic and oil on cement.
Exploring ideas of domesticity, preservation, utopia and reality, here Wilkinson explores concepts of desire and beauty through the lens of hunger. Focused on the duality of hunger and satisfaction, wanting and restriction, Wilkinson uses sweets to engage with ideas of consumption and addiction.
Large hand-cast resin Gummy Bears fill the space, alongside familiar Liquorice Allsorts, Fizz Pops, LOVEHEARTS, biscuits and candy. Viewers are invited to connect with personal memories around these sweets, perhaps nostalgic recollections that evoke a sense of home and contentment. The enlargement of these sweets heightens our fantasy to touch and taste each piece, stirring a longing and desire in the viewer.
Exhibited together, these works invoke a saccharine fantasy, evoking ideas of gluttony and over/consumption. Herein, Wilkinson points to our bodily hunger and questions if what we desire is truly satiable.
In Hunger – Geena Wilkinson questions our lust over foods that cannot nourish us and only provide a perpetual longing for the next taste. Wilkinson suspends the viewer in a state of hunger, longing but never consuming.
WHAT: Hunger – Geena Wilkinson
WHERE: Boschendal Estate, Pniel Road, Groot, Franschhoek
WHEN: 1 March – 13 April 2023 | Admission Free | Mon to Sun 09h00 – 17h00
SALES: Artworks are available for sale at the gallery, please enquire E gallery@boschendal.co.za for more information.
INFO: T 021 870 4200 | E enquiries@boschendal.co.za | Visit
PHOTO: Geena Wilkinson, The Cherry on Top, 2023. Hand-cast Giant Resin Gummy Lips, ED 3/5 + 2AP, 25 x 50 x 8cm.
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