Austrian visual artist Robert Stadler recently presented an intriguing new series of ceramic objects that explore the human approach to fruit and veggies. Titled OMG-GMO, the series represents a “witty comment on the relationship between humans and their environment, as seen through the genetic manipulation of fruit and vegetables.”
On their own, Stadler’s pieces simply look like recreations of cucumbers, lemons, and watermelons in ceramics. However, they are also capable of serving a practical purpose. For example, a slice of rectangular seedless watermelon can be transformed into a stool, while eggplants serve as legs for a glass coffee table.
“Patiently “designed” over thousands of years, farming products such as tomatoes, bananas, aubergines, and many more have little resemblance to their wild, undomesticated relatives,” Stadler explains.
OMG-GMO series was commissioned by Carwan Gallery and crafted in collaboration with Italian ceramics maker BITOSSI Ceramiche. The pieces will debut at the upcoming Milan Design Week Fuorisalone even, before making their way to Carwan’s flagship gallery in Athens, Greece.
In case you don’t have a chance to check out the thought-provoking OMG-GMO ceramics objects in person, the artist and the gallery shared a handful of photos on social media. Check them out below.
