Emily Ludolf (born 1990 in

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) is a multi-sensory artist who creates participatory artworks. She first came to public attention as the youngest-ever finalist at 18 years of age when she appeared in the 2008 series of

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'', a

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show for amateur cook. In the finals Ludolf competed against Jonny Stevenson and

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, the latter eventually winning the competition. Ludolf drew media attention after the show was broadcast after having confounded the judges,

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and

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, with her own strange culinary inventions, which have later been published in various newspaper and magazine articles. Ludolf was educated at

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, Surrey,Carl Gavaghan
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''Get Surrey'', 4 April 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-06. and in October 2007 began reading English Literature at

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, the

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. Since the competition she has written articles on cooking for ''Delicious Magazine'' and ''

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'', writes a regular restaurant review column for the Oxford University magazine, and writes a cooking blog. In 2011, Ludolf obtained work at London jelly-makers Bompas and Parr. Her job involved creating unusual foods, including dishes for a neon dessert table and for a rabbit cafe. After completing both a bachelor's and master's degree in literature at Oxford, Ludolf then went on to complete a Masters of Research in Art Practice from the University of the Arts, London. Ludolf worked as a research assistant with

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for 'Art School Educated' project, completed in 2014.Art-School-Educated Conference
/ref> Ludolf works as an editor for the Oxford University student newspaper The Cherwell as well as for ETC Magazine.

References

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