Cafe Relief Mould

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This is an original model from a unique piece soon to be accessible for download and printing. AVM Curiosities has created a modern sugar sculpture that draws inspiration from European architectural heritage. Historically, sugar sculptures were synonymous with luxury and power. Alabaster Ruins combines ancient and modern techniques, using a 17th-century 'sugar-plate' recipe alongside 3D printing technology. It brings together fragments of English Tudor, French Gothic, German Baroque and classical Greek structures. The forms, scanned by MyMiniFactory and cast from the V&A's collection, are transformed into temporary ruins. They point to the impermanence and consumption of European culture, and the Museum's desire to preserve it. Collecting Europe transports us 2,000 years into the future and invites us to look back on our present, posing the question 'What is Europe now?' As the debate about the future of Europe continues, 12 artists were commissioned to imagine themselves in the year 4017, questioning Europe and European identity. This festival is a collaboration between The V&A, Goethe Institut and British Council. Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London