Milly Aburrow

A R T : M I L L Y A B U R R O W

Sour Taste, 2022, polymer clay, faux snow, plastic gems, poly filler and dessert dish, 13cm (length) x 11cm (width) x 10cm (height)

Milly Aburrow (she/her) is a current undergraduate Fine Art student at Bath Spa University. Her practice currently evolves exploring gender, sexuality and stereotypes associated with food, embedded within our society. Which has occurred throughout history and still occurs today. Philosopher G.W.F Hegel connects gender and food in his 1820 book Elements of the Philosophy of Right, in which he states: "The difference between men and women is like that between animals and plants. Men correspond to animals, while women correspond to plants because their development is more placid". Discovering through her present body of work that societal constructs have subconsciously changed their consumerism, determined by her queer identity and sexuality, resulting in vegetarianism, she has begun to scrutinise the superfluous associations within our everyday sustenance. The naive, tacky and flamboyant disposition of her sculptures proposes connotations of irony with these notions, challenging the overarching patriarchy of western society and breaking down outdated stereotypes.