Nutcrackers is an installation by New York-based artist Jennifer Rubell. The series consists of 18 nude mannequins that will gladly crack your nuts between their thighs. This is a bit uncomfortable for me to talk about, so let’s hear from the artist…
…Nutcrackers consists of 18 life-size interactive sculptures of women surrounding a pedestal holding one ton of Texas pecans. Each prefabricated female mannequin is mounted on her side in an odalisque position and has been retooled to function as a nutcracker. Visitors interact with each sculpture by placing a pecan in the mannequin’s inner thigh, then pushing down the upper leg to crack open the nut so they may eat it in the gallery.
[link, via Laughing Squid]
