AVRIL COROON
AUDIO RECORDING OF TEXT
Spoiled Spores
Responding to neglected housing conditions in rental property in Ireland and London, ‘Spoiled Spores’ was an installation of up to 30 cheeses made with a culture of household mould (black mould) sampled from rental accommodation in Dublin and London. Participants were found through Avril's extended network of peers and call outs online. Each cheese is named after the individual participant. The film plays with notions of disgust and desire by juxtaposing bad living conditions with high end food commodities. Adopting aesthetics of commercial food photography the cheese is stylised with menus outlining its provenance, ingredients, rental fees and mould type.