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Bread Head Fables
András Böröcz
Robbin Ami Silverberg
1994
Edition of 3 (+ 1 Artist's Proof)
edition of 3
The Popieluscko Square in Greenpoint, Brooklyn was named after the Polish priest who was murdered in 1984 for supporting the Solidarity movement. Subsequently, local Polish communists damaged the monument to the priest by breaking off its head and leaving it in the dirt. This event, coupled with seeing and smelling the bread that lay around for the pigeons in the nearby square was the catalyst for using bread as a sculptural material./ The heads, which have been exhibited in gallery situations, were now returned to their place of origin and documented in the making of this "Bread Head Fables."/ The edition, published in 1994, is limited to three. The book requires the viewer to assemble the diorama that defines the fable. The box contains: a four part backdrop and a series of 22 small framed photographs consisting of both formal portraits of the bread head sculpture and of the details of the square itself./ András Böröcz carved the bread sculptures. Photograhy, Dobbin Mills papers, framing, and box are by Robbin Ami Silverberg.
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