BELLY AND THE BEAST
"BELLY AND THE BEAST",
Solo show at the African American Museum of Nassau County, New York, NY 2009
Solo show at Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami FL, 2009 (Clay: New works)
Relationships between people and food are complex at the best of times, affected by issues of culture and religion, time and money, profession, morality, body image or taste. Pathological eating among people of color in particular has tended to be glossed over as not being one of "our" problems. However, there are few neutral approaches to eating in a culture where people routinely over- or under-eat. The search for an example of “normal” eating patterns as a basis for contrast has been fugitive.
These pieces touch on eating practices ranging from painful to amusing. Six “types” shown are the Solitary Eater, the Anorexic Eater, the Fast Food Eater, the Bulimic Eater, the Alcoholic Eater and the Weight Watcher, each represented by a wall hanging and a cookie jar. Each hanging depicts a specific eating environment; the cookie jars serve to bring the idea down from the abstract realm of the wall, and back into function and the environment of the user. The way each jar is used reflects its own category of eater.
Solo show at the African American Museum of Nassau County, New York, NY 2009
Solo show at Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami FL, 2009 (Clay: New works)
Relationships between people and food are complex at the best of times, affected by issues of culture and religion, time and money, profession, morality, body image or taste. Pathological eating among people of color in particular has tended to be glossed over as not being one of "our" problems. However, there are few neutral approaches to eating in a culture where people routinely over- or under-eat. The search for an example of “normal” eating patterns as a basis for contrast has been fugitive.
These pieces touch on eating practices ranging from painful to amusing. Six “types” shown are the Solitary Eater, the Anorexic Eater, the Fast Food Eater, the Bulimic Eater, the Alcoholic Eater and the Weight Watcher, each represented by a wall hanging and a cookie jar. Each hanging depicts a specific eating environment; the cookie jars serve to bring the idea down from the abstract realm of the wall, and back into function and the environment of the user. The way each jar is used reflects its own category of eater.
