Spotlighted by We Heart, Jacinda Russell’s 2010 series Nine Fake Cakes & Nine Bodies of Water — which pays joint homage to Wayne Thiebaud’s desserts and Ed Ruscha’s pools — is all about escapism. “Complete immersion in finding inviting bodies of water to float Styrofoam and acrylic-tinted, caulk cakes was a coping mechanism to come to terms with loneliness and unhappiness with place,” Russell says. “Cakes – both real and fake – appeared to make people happy and I wondered, most simply, if they could make me happy too.” Click through to find out what effect her whimsical work has on you, and visit Russell’s website to see more from her portfolio.
Jacinda Russell, Galt House Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky. May 9th, 2010. Archival Inkjet Print. 30″ x 20″
Jacinda Russell, Mid Valley Athletic Club, Tucson, Arizona. May 15th, 2010. Archival Inkjet Print. 30″ x 20″
Jacinda Russell, Barton Springs, Austin, Texas. June 13th, 2010. Archival Inkjet Print. 20″ x 30″
Jacinda Russell, Scott & Kim Anderson’s Backyard, Hartford City, Indiana. June 18th, 2010. Archival Inkjet Print. 30″ x 20″
Jacinda Russell, Niagara Falls, New York. June 30th, 2010. Archival Inkjet Print. 30″ x 20″
Jacinda Russell, Silver Bay, Lake George, New York. July 4th, 2010. Archival Inkjet Print. 20″ x 30″
Jacinda Russell, Sooke Potholes Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. July 16th, 2010. Archival Inkjet Print. 20″ x 30″
Jacinda Russell, Lake Erie: Evangola State Park, New York. June 29th, 2010. Archival Inkjet Print. 30″ x 20″
Jacinda Russell, Lake Superior: Miners Beach, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan. August 12th, 2010. Archival Inkjet Print. 20″ x 30″
Studio Image of Styrofoam and Caulk Cakes After the Floats. 2010. Variable sizes. Photograph by Serena Nancarrow