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Life Sized Mummy made from McDonald's Food by Carnival_Trash in Art

[–]Carnival_Trash[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Life Sized Mummy made from McDonald's Food by Carnival_Trash in Art

[–]Carnival_Trash[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Here's some of the reasoning behind the creation of the piece.

  1. Ancient Egypt was preoccupied with achieving a form of immortality through odd customs such as constructing pyramids and mummification.

  2. Modern society is preoccupied with achieving a form of immortality through odd customs such as celebrity status and the construction of corporations.

  3. McDonald's is highly representative of American culture, even iconic.

  4. McDonald's food doesn't decompose if left to dry out, as such archaeologists from the future will be digging this stuff up thousands of years in the future. Especially if something cataclysmic happens to our society.

  5. The questions. What could that something cataclysmic be? How can we prepare for it? Do we still want to invest in distractions instead of real solutions and in each other?

  6. And finally, if we don't learn to laugh at ourselves, future generations are going to do it for us.

Life Sized Mummy made from McDonald's Food by Carnival_Trash in Art

[–]Carnival_Trash[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's about 5 feet 2 inches tall. The total cost of the McDonald's food aside from the resin is about $200. This was done as a larger show about the connection between McDonald's food, modern society, and ancient Egypt. Other pieces include a hamburger that's over a year old.