fantasy dave’s pompeii chicken shop 2021,
shown at City of Melbourne Campbells Arcade
‘Dirty Dozen’                                                                        


Trash was once desirable and useful.

With the transformative nature of time, the discarded object becomes precious again. Mindfully employing techniques that reinforce time and discovery in the making process of collecting, arranging, layering and embedding, speaks to the labours that go into something that is quickly consumed and forgotten. 

The invitation for this show came around the same time as the archaeological discovery of a hot food market stall in Pompeii, complete with well preserved handpainted tiles depicting chickens (and sea nymphs). A place for consumption buried deep for 2,000 years, layered under molten rock. This abstract re-imagining of the humble chicken shop weaves together refuse to remember underneath the layers. 


Materials:

Paper pulp comprised of:

Newspaper

Gift wrapping

Receipts

Paper bags from bahn mi

Serviettes

Pizza boxes

Egg cartons

Packaging

Found objects: KFC refresher towelette candle holder Rock collection Ceramic Bud vases Lighters Charcoal pencil Broken jewelry Charcoal pieces Bone Broken glass Batteries Glass perfume roller

Gifted wallpaper

Gifted silky chicken feathers

Found cockatoo feathers

Broken bricks

Wire

Food colouring

Found timber pieces

Dried chicken feet dog treats

Ground coriander

Ground cumin

Ground turmeric

Egg shells

Flour paste