University Lecturer Andy Best & Merja Puustinen: Strange Fruit (2019)
Strange Fruit consists of three inflatable sculptures. The forms resemble genetically mutated plants, the results of soil and radioactive contamination caused by anthropocentric activities such as mining, deforestation, pollution and population growth. The name Strange Fruit alludes to Billy Holiday’s infamous song of the terrible consequences of racism and intolerance. The Strange Fruit are beautiful yet ominous heralds of a possible future.
Strange Fruit consists of three inflatable sculptures. The forms resemble genetically mutated plants, the results of soil and radioactive contamination caused by anthropocentric activities such as mining, deforestation, pollution and population growth. The name Strange Fruit alludes to Billy Holiday’s infamous song of the terrible consequences of racism and intolerance. The Strange Fruit are beautiful yet ominous heralds of a possible future.
