Chicken Nugget
Resin Casting
Hot and crispy on the outside but savoury and tender on the inside, there is no happiness greater or more ubiquitous than a fresh box of nuggets from the golden arches. What started as a weekend project in 2017 has become a zine, a resin series, and a collection of objects that have been exhibited in three countries.
More than anything, these nuggets are an experiment in form, materiality, and production techniques.
After coating acquiring a variety of fried chicken, the first step was to seal the breading with a thin layer of wood glue. I built a box mold, and used liquid silicone to make a re-usable mold that could be used with a variety of casting mediums.
The first nuggets were cast out of gold silica and clear epoxy.
Taking the individual nuggets one step further for the festive season, I used tinted the resin using luminescent dye and cast the nuggets directly onto fairy lights.
Kitschy, weird, and glow-in-the-dark, these nuggets light the way to a midnight snack.
Self-published and distributed at Cornell, this zine was both documentation of my thoughts on the McNugget, as well an instructional manual for how one might go about casting their own nuggets.
