GOLDEN PRETZEL

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GOLDEN PRETZEL

The Golden Pretzel project is an extension of my thematic work exploring our connection and interaction with food. The large sculptural soft pretzel offers sensory experiences reflective of the senses we use with food: visual, smell, touch/texture, and temperature. Viewers may stand behind the pretzel loops to give the pretzel a hug. They will be greeted with a fresh bakery scent, course salt lights on top of the pretzel, soft fabric covering a foam pretzel structure, and a warm heat emanating from the back of the pretzel. Groups may engage behind, beside, and in front of the pretzel to take photos and video of their interaction.‍

Sponsored by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Toronto

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About the Artist

Esther Slevinsky is a multidisciplinary artist based in Waterloo, Ontario. She graduated from ACAD (now Alberta University for the Arts) with a BDes in Graphic Design and Illustration and worked as a muralist for two decades before transitioning to studio-based work on canvas. Her work has been shown in numerous exhibitions throughout Ontario, including a solo exhibition at the Cambridge Centre for the Arts and an installation at the CAFKA.23 Biennial in the Waterloo Region.

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