mold Archives — BreadBlog

Kathleen Ryan
Sliced Bread (Golden Hour) – 2025
Materials: agate, labradorite, aventurine, argonite, jamesite, copper malachite, citrine, calcite, zeolite, magnesite, amazonite, celestite, prehnite, turquoise, quartz, rhyolite, carnelian, garnet, jasper, serpentine, pink opal, ruby in zoisite, amethyst, amber, marble, acrylic, steel pins, polyurethane foam, aluminum, and king-size mattress, (203.2 × 203.2 × 88.9 cm)

Part of a solo exhibition Roman Meal at Gagosian 17–19 Davies Street, London from June 5 to August 15, 2025.

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Lent against the gallery wall in precariat fashion, a bejeweled mattress assumes the role of baked sustenance formerly for the macro-organism now donated to the micro-organism.

Baran Caginli’s exhibition Lost and Found, explores the intersections of materiality and memory through a series of edible bread sculptures that trace the stories of dissected and lost monuments such as from Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, and Moldova. Using temporary materials like bread to reflect on socio-political and cultural histories, the project aims to delve into instances of civil political action involving the subversion of political posture through the theft of small parts, such as fingers or hands. During the exhibition, visitors are invited to participate in a ceremonial act by consuming these reproduced, edible fragments, choosing to eat, share, or keep them like relics.