Bread Machine
January 9 - February 2, 2010
Gallery 263 is pleased to present Bread Machine.
David Craft has created this installation because he is continually chagrined at the under use of these fabulous and easy-to-use machines. Something as simple as putting two cups of flour, a cup of water, a teaspoon of yeast, and a tablespoon of oil into a machine, and hitting start should be well worth it. For 7000 years the earth has been yielding agricultural crops of wheat, and bread has come to be a symbol and form of sustenance and stability. Technology has made it so that even the over-worked urbanite can come home to a freshly made loaf of bread with minimal effort. And although taking the time to make bread by hand is preferable, this show extols the bread machine. At the end of the show, the machines themselves will be available for purchase, all proceeds supporting Gallery 263, Cambridge's non-profit art gallery and education space.
Twitter (g263bread) will keep the curious informed of when and what breads are coming out. A few antique toasters will also take part in the show, as will various bread machine inspired poetry and art pieces, including a video installation, with the images and sounds derived from the machines and the doughs and breads they make.
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