Project 5: Body: Laura Klat

This is an installation based on artist Damien Hirst’s spot paintings. I chose to replicate the spots using chewed gum to create a piece that relates to the body. I placed the installation above a water fountain to increase the “gross factor.” This location is in an area where a lot of people would be interacting with the piece. The installation is the finished piece featuring the wrappers and the chewed gum spots, but the process of chewing the gum and the sugar intake was just as much of an art piece that affected the body.