I didn't expect them to eat it' by Michelle Matthews eople mill about the juicy cornucopia that spills from the small gallery into the street. Some stand, briefly, brows slightly furrowed, before moving to the wine table. Others lean forward, pointing out details to companions.
Someone reaches out, plucks a grape from the display, and pops it into their mouth.
I'm speaking to Rodrigues on a Friday afternoon, when he has an open studio at the Mark Coetzee Fine Art Cabinet in Bree Street. Twist , a metal chain woven with fresh fruit, leaves and flowers, was shown at the December Church Street Art Walk. Rodrigues is working with food again for the pieces he'll show at the next Art Walk on Monday March 26. He has sourced retro kitchen cabinets, which he is collaging with recipe cards from the Sixties and Seventies. I smile at the old recipe cards.