Sliced and juiced, this fresh produce artwork by Flying Carpet Creative is a commissioned sculptural intervention in the most public and democratic of all spaces – a grocery store. The work is the third in a series commissioned by visionary supermarket chain owner H-E-B, who says “We’re in the people business. We just happen to sell groceries.” Their notion – to make art as accessible as food – is being realized over time in a new program involving multiple new store constructions. To date, four commissions have been realized.

Sluice is a celebration of sustainability in art, incorporating both biodegradable and repurposed materials. A splash of sliced juicy discs are suspended through the store’s main foyer, gushing from a wall-based, mythical amalgamated “future-fruit” – part citrus, part melon, part…? The aerial ballet of droplets, coupled with the wooden wall element create a dynamic path through the entryway – a tasty aperitif to the experience that awaits shoppers within.