Great Expectations
SCULPTURE · 1993
A bronze wedding cake as a tribute to the unrealistic expectations of marriage.
This work was made after my first marriage. I was very young and foolish and the relationship wasn't the best. I was fascinated by the disconnect between the lofty narrative surrounding marriage and the grim reality. This work makes direct reference to the famous work by Charles Dickens as well as gesturing to the famous scene where Miss Havisham presides over the rotting remains of her wedding feast, her groom having abandoned her many years before. This work was shown a few times, including in the exhibition EAT! at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. The cake is cast bronze and oxidised. The decoration is the usual icing flower. The gold plaque adds further ceremonial irony.
