Wayne Youle

A row of plastic lollipops in bright colours – each one a skull. The balance between pleasure and death is an ancient theme in art, as is one thing pretending to be another. When we look at this work, we are intrigued at how real and edible these skully-pops look, but in fact they are synthetic resin, set using a mould made from a novelty eraser. By mounting the skully- pops in a wall rack, the artist is emphasising their fake-ness and their status as art objects – not for eating.