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. >> my name is carol walker, i'm an art. >>. i live in new york. we are in the domino sugar factory in wednesday burg part of brooklyn. there has been a sugar factory since 1853. you enter into a dark heady space, and there are 15 small boys, some of whom are made of hard candy solution, and some are resin covered in molasses and sugar. they are a procession leading to the spinx-like figure. >> she's 35 feet high, 75 feet long, and coated in 35 tonnes of sugar. it spoke to me about the legacy of sugar in the new world as a product produced through slavery by slaves. >> i started using the south as a reference point, partly because of recognising that there are ways people keep history alive through their own bodies and the retailing and misunderstandings of that history. this is one of - one of the figures made out of candy solution. he is kind of on his last legs. one of the legs has collapsed here. it's a surprise to me that he lasted this long. when you arrive in the space you inhale the residue of many, many years, many decades. manufacturing h
. >> my name is carol walker, i'm an art. >>. i live in new york. we are in the domino sugar factory in wednesday burg part of brooklyn. there has been a sugar factory since 1853. you enter into a dark heady space, and there are 15 small boys, some of whom are made of hard candy solution, and some are resin covered in molasses and sugar. they are a procession leading to the spinx-like figure. >> she's 35 feet high, 75 feet long, and coated in 35 tonnes of sugar. it spoke to me...
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. >> i'm carol walker, i'm an artist living in new york.e are in the domino sugar factory on the east river. there has been a sugar factory on the site since 1863. i think the space does 90% of the work in the environment that we are in. we enter into a dark heavy space. there are 15 small boys, some made of hard candy solution, and some are resin. and they are a procession leading to this spin. -like figure. which is 35 feet high, 75 feet long and coated in 30 or 35 tonnes of sugar. it spoke to be about the legacy of sugar in the new world and the u.s. as a product produced through slavery by slaufs. i useded it as a reference point because i recognise there are ways to keep history alive through their own bodies and retailing and misunderstandings of that history. this is one of the figure made out of candy solution, and he is on his last legs, one of the legs collapsed here. it's a surprise that he lasted this long. when you arrive in the space, you inhale the residue of many, many years, many decades of manufacturing history. it smells
. >> i'm carol walker, i'm an artist living in new york.e are in the domino sugar factory on the east river. there has been a sugar factory on the site since 1863. i think the space does 90% of the work in the environment that we are in. we enter into a dark heavy space. there are 15 small boys, some made of hard candy solution, and some are resin. and they are a procession leading to this spin. -like figure. which is 35 feet high, 75 feet long and coated in 30 or 35 tonnes of sugar. it...
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made of sugar flavour ouring, carol walker talks about the project. >> my name is carol walker, i'm anist and i live in new york. >> we are in the domino sugar factory on the east river in wednesday burg part of brooklyn, new york. there has been a sugar factory on site. i think that the space does, like, 90% of the work, the environment that we are in. we enter into the sort of dark heady space, and there are 15 small boys some of whom are made of hard candy solution. the res jib - covered in mohl assize. leading to spin. -like figures. it was 35 feet high. 75 feet long, coated in about 30-35 tonnes of sugar. it spoke about the legacy of sugar as a product produced through sliery -- slavery. >> i started using it as a reference point because of recognising that there are ways of keeping history eye live through their own bodies, and retelling and misunderstandings of the history. this is a figure made out of candy solution. he is kind of on his last legs. one of the legs completely collapsed. it's a surprise to me that he lasted this long. when you arrive in the space, you inhale the
made of sugar flavour ouring, carol walker talks about the project. >> my name is carol walker, i'm anist and i live in new york. >> we are in the domino sugar factory on the east river in wednesday burg part of brooklyn, new york. there has been a sugar factory on site. i think that the space does, like, 90% of the work, the environment that we are in. we enter into the sort of dark heady space, and there are 15 small boys some of whom are made of hard candy solution. the res jib -...
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. >> my name is carol walker. i'm an artist. i live in new york.e're in the domino sugar factory on the east river in williamsberg, a part of brooklyn in new york. there has been a sugar factory on the site since 1953 or so. i thinwe enter into this dark heady space, and there are 15 small boys, some of whom are made from hard answered solution, some are covered in molasses and sugar. and they are the pro significance to leading to the sphinx-like figure. she's coated in 35 tons of sugar. it spoke to me about the use of sugar in the world, in the u.s. as a product produced through slavery by slaves. i started using the a the antebellum south as people keep alive through retelling stories of history. this is one of the fittings made through candy solution. he's on one of his left legs. one of the legs has collapsed. it's a surprise to me that he is lasted this long. when you arrive in the space you inhale the residue of many years, many decades, it meals like molasses. it smells very heady, food-like, familiar yet off. domino sugar donated 80 tons o
. >> my name is carol walker. i'm an artist. i live in new york.e're in the domino sugar factory on the east river in williamsberg, a part of brooklyn in new york. there has been a sugar factory on the site since 1953 or so. i thinwe enter into this dark heady space, and there are 15 small boys, some of whom are made from hard answered solution, some are covered in molasses and sugar. and they are the pro significance to leading to the sphinx-like figure. she's coated in 35 tons of sugar....