The Last Supper is a still life sculpture made by Ken and Julia Yonetani using groundwater salt from the Murray River. The image of the large banquet is chipped, moulded and cut from a 1.5 tonnes of salt into a three-dimensional “still life” masterpiece with the dimensions of 9 metres in length, 0.72 metres in width and 1.22 metres in height. The sculpture is of a nine-metre table laid with a variety of food on top, such as fruit and vegetables, lobster and fish and various shaped glasses and cups. The items and table are extremely detailed; this makes the still life sculpture realistic and life-like. The sculpture investigates the topic of consumption, comfort, admiration and humanity.
The Last Supper was created using groundwater salt from the Murray River to provide thought-provoking and contemporary influences, rich with layers of meaning and texture. The amount of the salt they used is only a small fraction of the enormous amount of half a million tonnes of groundwater salt pumped from the Murray Darling basin as agricultural processes. In this context, The Last Supper is suggesting a metaphor. In the past, salt was treated as a sacred substance used to preserve food. When salt is present in the environment, it delays the growth and supply of that very food. …show more content…
But eventually they found away. The sculpture was made from a blocks of salt, which was then cut and formed into the table shape. The food, bowls and cups were made using moulds; these were then attached onto the table. How they made salt into a mouldable mix has been kept a secret and whenever they are asked, they answer with ‘a little artists
The Last Supper was created using groundwater salt from the Murray River to provide thought-provoking and contemporary influences, rich with layers of meaning and texture. The amount of the salt they used is only a small fraction of the enormous amount of half a million tonnes of groundwater salt pumped from the Murray Darling basin as agricultural processes. In this context, The Last Supper is suggesting a metaphor. In the past, salt was treated as a sacred substance used to preserve food. When salt is present in the environment, it delays the growth and supply of that very food. …show more content…
But eventually they found away. The sculpture was made from a blocks of salt, which was then cut and formed into the table shape. The food, bowls and cups were made using moulds; these were then attached onto the table. How they made salt into a mouldable mix has been kept a secret and whenever they are asked, they answer with ‘a little artists