Medieval Relief Mould

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A Mould for the Future Awaits This is a mould from an original masterpiece ready to be downloaded and printed. AVM Curiosities brings forth a contemporary sugar sculpture that draws inspiration from European architectural heritage. Historically, sugar sculptures symbolized luxury and power. Alabaster Ruins combines ancient techniques with modern methods, utilizing a 17th-century ‘sugar-plate’ recipe alongside 3D printing technology. It unites fragments of English Tudor, French Gothic, German Baroque, and classical Greek structures. The forms are transformed into transient ruins by scanning them with MyMiniFactory and casting from the V&A’s collection. They point to the ephemerality and consumption of European culture, as well as the Museum's desire to preserve it. Collecting Europe transports us 2,000 years into the future and invites us to reflect on our present. It poses 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 to question Europe and European identity. This festival is a collaboration between The V&A, Goethe Institut, and British Council. Link to original piece: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O173372/pilaster-pilaster-unknown/. Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London