{"id":198,"date":"2024-05-01T00:01:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T00:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/2024\/05\/01\/suzanne-saroff-bubblegum\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T00:01:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T00:01:32","slug":"suzanne-saroff-bubblegum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/2024\/05\/01\/suzanne-saroff-bubblegum\/","title":{"rendered":"Suzanne Saroff\u2019s Playful Bubblegum Photos Capture Delicate Forms on the Brink of Bursting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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All images \u00a9 Suzanne Saroff, shared with permission<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cYou know how when you smell a fragrance that brings you to a specific time\u2014like if you wore a certain scent for a year in college or if your grandmother always smelled like Channel No. 5\u2014each time you smell that fragrance it brings you right back,\u201d says Suzanne Saroff<\/a>. \u201cThe process of chewing the gum for this series did that in a jarring way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saroff is referring to a new body of work highlighting tiny bubblegum sculptures on the brink of deflating or popping. Conjuring memories of childhood competitions and absent-minded chomping, the photos zoom in on chewed wads of pink, blue, and green that appear almost corporeal, their pudgy folds and pockets evoking the beauty and repulsion of the human body.<\/p>\n

The series started instinctively when Saroff spotted a pack of gum in her studio. Having previously photographed ephemeral subject matter like flowers, fish, and milk bubbles, the stretchy material was a welcome direction even though it popped within seconds of blowing. She made several trips to the nearest bodega for different flavors and colors and eventually, assembled dozens of combinations. \u201cWith the milk bubbles<\/a>, I was interested in capturing something a bit mischievous and visceral that pops within seconds. The bubble gum is a continuation of that,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n

Find information about available prints and more of Saroff\u2019s work, including a recent short film about transformation, on her site<\/a> and\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

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Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. The article Suzanne Saroff\u2019s Playful Bubblegum Photos Capture Delicate Forms on the Brink of Bursting<\/a> appeared first on Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All images \u00a9 Suzanne Saroff, shared with permission \u201cYou know how when you smell a fragrance that brings you to a specific time\u2014like if you wore a certain scent for a year in college or if your grandmother always smelled like Channel No. 5\u2014each time you smell that fragrance it brings you right back,\u201d says […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,366,269,367],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}