‘Edible Histories’, which has been funded by the Mayor, and led by local artist Luke Jerram, combines chocolate, history and sculpture. It's seen five historical objects that tell the city's inspiring story having been selected to be sculpted in fairly traded chocolate.
All five objects, which had been wrapped in gold foil, and displayed with their original pieces within the much-loved attractions who’d signed up to the project, were for the first time brought together for a very special, and messy, event at St. Georges Bristol.
Weighing in at over 100kg, and around 1m each in size, the objects included the largest chocolate button in history from Glenside Hospital Museum and an iconic, supersonic chocolate Concorde jet plane from Aerospace Bristol.
The event saw the objects broken up via special hammers and chisels by ten specially selected members of the public chosen by random from a ballot, alongside a live musical accompaniment on grand piano in front of a crowd of 500 who got tickets.
Mayor Dan Norris formally concluded the event, and the Edible Histories project. With over £500 already raised in public donations for the Trussell Trust in Bristol, much of the chocolate also went to foodbanks across the city after the event.
He said: “What a fun day! Edible Histories for me is all about celebrating what makes this city, and our West of England region, so special. Whether it’s our awesome aviation achievements, told through Chocolate Concorde, or how we’ve always led on that conversation about how best to look after the animals in our care, told through Chocolate Alfred the Gorilla, there’s plenty to shout about.
“This has been a brilliant project celebrating the inspiring stories, and culture, that defines this extraordinary city - told through everyone’s favourite sweet treat.”
