chewing gum structures by jeremy laffon

‘chlorophénylalaninoplastomécanostressrhéologoductilviridiscacosmographigum’ by jeremy laffonchewing gum, resinimages courtesy galerie isabelle gounod

from scaffolding-like structures to twisting towers, french artist jeremy laffon builds teetering complex structures with the most peculiar material – chewing gum. sticks and sticks of the minty green material are stacked, piled and assembled in various ways – each work seemingly unstable, slowly slumping to the surrender of gravity – even coaxed by the heat of a torch. the work channels elements of ambivalence, the ephemeral and metamorphosis through a visual dialogue only able to be generated by the unusual substance it is made from. lafonn will be showcasing his work at the association limousin art contemporain and sculptures in france from the 12th through to the 23rd of march, 2013

sticks and sticks of the minty green material are stacked, piled and assembled in various ways

the work channels elements of ambivalence, the ephemeral and metamorphosis through a visual dialogue

each work is seemingly unstable, slowly slumping to the surrender of gravity 

the work being intervened with through heat

various iterations using chewing as a material for artwork

spirals of gum

a detail image of the carefully arranged gum

scaffolding-like structures