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Feb 13 2008 Post Icon

'The Kiss' Sculpted in Marmite

By: Seamus Waldron Published: 13 February 2008

Sculptor, Jeremy Fattorini has re-created Rodin's much loved sculpture, 'The Kiss', using Marmite to celebrate Valentines Day. Fattorini took nearly two and a half weeks to sculpt the 7ft replica statue which was coated in limited edition 'I Love You' Champagne Marmite.

The work was 'unveiled' today in London's Greenwich Park in time for Valentines Day. The sculptor used 420 jars of Champagne Marmite to create the work.


Marmite The Kiss

The artist said: "It will be interesting to see if this gains more popularity than the statue at St Pancras. I'm sure that Marmite will once again polarize the nation – you'll either love it or hate it. It's a good thing I like the stuff, as I was licking my fingers as I created it!"

Now, I was thinking, what's the point having the statue in Greenwich Park, why not replace the original....


Rodin The Kiss, covered in marmite

The Kiss, covered in Marmite!

I have to say, that the thought of coming home to my girlfriend covered in Marmite on Valentines is strangely alluring.... ;-)

Update, 2024: A full retrospective on the Greenwich Park sculpture, including how Fattorini got through two and a half weeks of Champagne Marmite without anything going wrong with his palate, is at Someone made Rodin's The Kiss out of 420 jars of Marmite.

Provenance: Originally published on ilovemarmite.com (the site's original domain, 2000–2016). Republished here on ilovemarmite.co.uk in 2025 after the .com domain was lost. Original publication date preserved above.

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