Believe it or not, we all have a jelly in us. Award-winning still-life photographer Jenny van Sommers tells this perfectly with the expertise of confection connoisseurs Bompas & Parr, and the perfect accompanying soundtrack Let Go of Letting Go by Social Skills.
“Jellies all have distinct personalities and everybody relates to a different one,” says van Sommers of the appeal of each delectable that marks her foray into film.
“The one on the bottom right is a bit of a shoe-gazer (like me). Then there’s the super-extrovert on the top right-hand side. The orange jelly is the person who is always in a good mood. And the brown one is the person at the disco who is standing there and then suddenly gets a burst of energy and really goes for it, then gets embarrassed and stops dancing. He’s a bit of a weirdo.”
We sure can relate to at least one of these.
Van Sommers was first inspired to make this oddly satisfying film with Bompas & Parr just down the street of her studio. Among other whacky projects like glow-in-the-dark Cornetto (how?!), the South London food magicians erect cities from nothing but sugar, gelatine, batter and copious amounts of patience and imagination.
The Gerkhin and other elements of the London cityscape whipped into dessert – Image via BBC.
New York City in Jello – Image via architizer.
A vision of London’s lost and unbuilt architecture created entirely from gingerbread.
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