Mathilde roussel giraudy biography of martin

Mathilde Roussel-Giraudy created these human-like sculptures out of soil, wheat seed, and recycled metal. The longer the piece is displayed, the longer the grass grows out of the sculpture.

Roussel-Giraudy’s intention with the project is to make us more aware of what we put into our bodies, and how our choices in food affect the world around us.

– Sam Schlinkert

With this quote in mind, and looking at the moving image that shows the time lapse of the sculptures, you’ll notice that the sculptures grow ‘fat’ as the grass grows. Similar to how a human being grows fat as they consume more food items.

I found this piece really interesting, for a couple of reasons. Roussel-Giraudy wants the individual to be mindful of the food they eat, and this resounds for me, as a vegetarian. I am a vegetarian because I am against the suffering that animals go through in the process of being farmed for meat, I dislike the idea of eating another ‘thing’,