Detail
Cellulite Citrus in a Lululemon Bag
2018
Produce mesh bags, polyurethane foam, Lululemon bag, foam fitness bolster
49” x 18” x 10”
As part of the group exhibition L E M O N S ! ! ! curated by Alice Schneider, Public Pool, Hamtramck, MI
L E M O N S ! ! ! flier 1, Alice Schnieder
I don't know why I have this Lululemon bag. I've never purchased their products before, but I do use this bag for grocery shopping. When I buy groceries, I frequently get bags of lemons that come in these mesh plastic bags. I think almost any meal will benefit from a squeeze of lemon right before serving. I love preparing and eating food. I don't love the plastic refuse that results from my consumerism.
This piece is a conflation of my feelings about food & fitness, health & beauty. I care more about managing my cholesterol and stress than I do about the appearance of the varicose veins or the cellulite on my body. Other people have different priorities and it shows through how their bodies look vs. mine. A person can be healthy & happy and still have lumpy flesh. Here is a sack of plastic forever trash in the form of lumpy fatty flesh. Enjoy!
— Original statement for the piece
Test installation at home
Detail
“The piece partially hangs on a hook on the wall that I will provide, with one bag strap & the hook at 49" up. Then there is also the blue foam bolster that helps to prop it up from underneath. Viewers are allowed to touch & play with the individual "cellulite citrus" in the bag…”
— Original notes to the gallery
L E M O N S ! ! ! flier 2, Alice Schnieder