Golden Pretzel

The Golden Pretzel project is an extension of my thematic work exploring our connection andinteraction 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 will be able to 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.

The Golden Pretzel was created during a Femme Folks Fest Artist Residency and through the generous support of the Waterloo Region Community Foundation.

About the Artist:

Esther Slevinsky is an artist based in Waterloo, Ontario. In 2006 she graduated from ACAD (Alberta University for the Arts) with a Bdes in Graphic Design and Illustration. She worked as a mural artist for two decades before transitioning to painting on canvas. Her work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions throughout Ontario including a solo show, Homebody, at the Cambridge Centre for the Artsin March 2020. Esther's installation piece Chips and Cancer was part the CAFKA.23 Biennial inWaterloo Region.

Please note this interaction emits the smell of fresh baking when hugged. Please be aware of this if you're sensitive to scents.