#politicsoffood

[louisehagger]

Monday comfort is a bowl of congee 🍚✨ From a personal collaboration The Rituals of Nourishment⁠; An Artist collaboration by Louise Hagger, Allie Wist, Michelle Gatton & Alexander Breeze. Published in @thephotographersgallery ‘s journal Loose Associations. Concept: Louise Hagger & Allie Wist Photography by @louisehagger  Text by @aeswist Food Styling by @gatton_michelle  Prop Styling by @alexanderbreeze  Photo Assistant: @sam.peter.reeves  Retouching by @darkroomdigital_uk⁠ “Recipes hold within them deep undercurrents of who we are and who we hope to be. To nourish others is to assume this responsibility—to build access to the histories, ecologies, and futures embedded within food. Nourishment can be seen as a way to render accessible the many threads of meaning held within a mother’s humble bowl of congee, or encased beneath the cellophane of a ceremonial gift basket. Cooking with bones is one of our most ancient practices, a prehistoric recipe. When we create ritual and tradition around food, we unfold deep lineages and connections spanning time and space.” . . . #foodphotography #louisehagger @wyatt_clarke_jones @patbates_associates @f22aop @assocphoto @equallens @she.takes.over #stilllifephotography #memories  #foodart #nourish #nourishment  #theritualsofnourishment  #politicsoffood #foodieodicals #print  #artphotography #art #womeninphotography #selfpublishbehappy  #printisnotdead #thephotographersgallery #recipes #rice #congee #comfortfood #bones #food #artist #foodalter #foodworship #monday #instagood #instafood #instadaily (at The Photographers' Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClyKzraIBu0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[mexbeadyeyes-blog]

Here's a recap of some of the areas discussed at our Women In The Food Industry - The Politics of Food Debate.

[gemmamedina]

METEN IS WETEN (MEASURING IS KNOWING) … LUNA BENGOECHEA AT DE FABRIEK*

All images by Gemma Medina, 2018.

Luna Bengoechea has modelled an artistic language that uses seeds, grains, and other botanical elements to express her ideas. She uses the aesthetic experience of her installations to interpret, translate, and draw us closer to the macrostructures of the food market that would remain otherwise hidden and which show the other side of the ethical and aesthetic systems that govern society in its current neoliberal framework. As consumers, this positions us as the last links in a chain of which we are a part, whether consciously or unconsciously. In either case, we seem to have a very little leeway. Or do we? We are like the pawns on a chessboard or like the seeds: the simplest elements are at the same time the origin of everything.

Riding on the train from Eindhoven to Rotterdam, one passes through an almost-continuous landscape of fields. Most of the crops grown here are not destined for human consumption. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), more than 70 percent of the cereals and grains harvested in ‘developed countries’ are produced to fatten farm animals. Jean Meyer, a nutritionist at Harvard University, says that reducing meat production by only 10 percent would yield enough grain to feed at least 60 million people. Based on this data, Bengoechea, during her residency at De Fabriek, has investigated the production of corn as fodder at the local, European, and global levels, developing a reflection that starts with Eindhoven’s agricultural context and which has evolved at De Fabriek, because its space is similar to those of large greenhouses and industrial agricultural farms. Infected by the experimental spirit of the space, the artist has expanded her methodology by introducing new materials, broadening references, and addressing for the first time from the botanical the problem of consumption and production of meat on a large scale.  

Text published as part of the residency and exhibition of Luna Bengoechea at De Fabriek, Eindhoven, 28 September 2018. Read the full text here

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[jhonnyrebirth]

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[mountainspigsandfood]

Politics and food. Period.

I wrote a post on my Facebook account saying that I would only post this one political post and then I’m signing out on that.  I’m actually thinking of getting of FB for a while any way.  Sometimes, and you know what I’m talking about, it gets stupid and now we’re in probably the most insulting election year ever.  That can only mean one thing:  more eye rolling than my sockets can handle.  People are amazing.  

I wrote the post.  And because my friends are my friends I got a lot of likes, a record number of shares and one guy who I don’t know who apparently didn’t agree with me.  That’s okay. I unfriended him because in this year with all the mean comments he was not so bad but I’m thin skinned.

I’m bringing up politics because even though more people think about or claim they think about food than ever before, there is still little talk about the politics of food.

The politics of food doesn’t always fall under climate change though that’s part of it.  It doesn’t always fall under farms, though thats part of it as well.  The politics of food reaches in every direction.  Hunger, health, environment, work ethics, monetary.  There are more.  

No one talks about food.  Not in the real grown up way we should be. I love Michelle Obama and her food and fitness mission but not one word on hunger and the horrible stuff we’re fed and how sick we’re becoming.  

This isn’t a “gluten intolerance argument or no carb/no fat/it’s sugar that’s the devil no it’s not it’s lard” type of argument.  It’s a serious “let’s challenge the status quo that IS NOT WORKING” type of argument.  

It’s an argument based on corporations and big pharma and industrial farms and food deserts and the affordability of fresh produce AND the system that doesn’t give us enough time to cook for ourselves.  We can’t even afford to work a regular work day and go home and cook real food for our families.  Wonder why we’re sick and uneducated about that? Wonder why we eat fast food and suffer from inflammation and make people feel like crap for not being thin and rich?

Yes, it’s also about kids not knowing that vegetables grow in the ground and all the other things Jamie Oliver brought to light. Thank you, Britain.  It’s about jobs and humane behavior toward the animals we eat and the respect for the land.  It’s about money and poor people.

And it ends up being about people not nourishing each other.  Not living in a cohesive, intelligent way.  

You know what happens when people aren’t given the support to take care of themselves?  They become distressed.  They hit bottom because they can’t take care of their families.  They can’t afford health care for the diseases that have become them.  There is no more preventative medicine once we become more American as our bloodlines are here longer.  In other countries they take naps and cook AND do business.  In a world where the dysfunctional rules and supports other countries, we all lose.

And thus we live in fear and we make irrational decisions.

So yes, all of politics is about food.  Why don’t we bring this up?  Why is it always the happy, vegetables with kids photos?  Our leaders need to be getting really deep in there.  Stop obsessing over the symptom and dig in deep.

Feed us.

[templestreetto]

The Politics of Food: Bluefin Tuna

[private-revolution-blog]

Feast of nations #politicsoffood #delicious

[chuckerman]

Saw this on the bottle of my apple juice. Made me think about the politics of ood section in erw. Why did the apples to make this drink need to come all the way from Argentina & China when I live in America? 🍎🍎🍎 #applejuice #politicsoffood (Taken with instagram)

[louisehagger]

The Rituals of Nourishment⁠ ✨ An Artist collaboration by Louise Hagger, Allie Wist, Michelle Gatton & Alexander Breeze. Published in @thephotographersgallery ‘s journal Loose Associations. Concept: Louise Hagger & Allie Wist Photography by @louisehagger Text by @aeswist Food Styling by @gatton_michelle  Prop Styling by @alexanderbreeze  Photo Assistant: @sam.peter.reeves  Retouching by @darkroomdigital_uk⁠ Food Alter I “Food has a rich history as a part of both religious and secular altars, ranging from Buddhist shrines to Dutch still life paintings to ancestral worship, where it often plays a powerful symbolic role. By recreating food altars in our own lives, we render tangible our beliefs and values, and reconcile both geographic and temporal distances.” Food Alter II “This series of photographs offers a riposte to the hyper-consumption of visual ‘food’ which has come to dominate our cultural appetite. A collection of foods which are comforting, nostalgic, and intimately tied to Earth—foods that nourish us and support the future of our planet, foods which lie beyond their value as images. They are imperfect, unglamorous, deeply meaningful objects, which bridge the gap between our bodies and our values. The images recreate food altars and food traditions we learned from our families; we foment new ones to reflect values of environmental responsibility, waste reduction, and sustainability.” . . . #foodphotography #louisehagger @wyatt_clarke_jones @patbates_associates @assocphoto @f22aop  @equallens @she.takes.over #stilllifephotography #memories #foodart #nourish #nourishment #theritualsofnourishment #politicsoffood #foodieodicals #print #artphotography #art #womeninphotography #selfpublishbehappy #instadaily #thephotographersgallery #recipes #bookart #instafood #food #climatechange #flowers #artist #foodwaste #foodalter #foodworship #wcw #tbt #instagood (at The Photographers' Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkdKnqaIjZJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[louisehagger]

Sunday worship 🎁✨ The Rituals of Nourishment⁠ An Artist collaboration by Louise Hagger, Allie Wist, Michelle Gatton & Alexander Breeze. Concept: Louise Hagger & Allie Wist Photography by @louisehagger  Text by @aeswist Food Styling by @gatton_michelle  Prop Styling by @alexanderbreeze  Photo Assistant: @sam.peter.reeves  Retouching by @darkroomdigital_uk⁠ ⁠ ----⁠ ⁠ Ceremonial Gift Basket⁠ "Gifts that we ingest impart both the sentiment from the giver, as well as nourishment to our bodies. In lieu of prioritizing only the most aesthetically appealing fruits in a ceremonial gift basket, we look to celebrate foods that might otherwise go to waste, embedding an environmental awareness into this act of love.”⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #foodphotography #louisehagger @wyatt_clarke_jones @patbates_associates @assocphoto @f22aop @equallens #stilllifephotography #memories  #foodart #nourish #nourishment  #theritualsofnourishment #instagood #instafood #instadaily #politicsoffood #foodieodicals #print  #artphotography #art  #womeninphotography  #selfpublishbehappy #printisnotdead  #thephotographersgallery #recipes  #bookart #photoessay #foodwaste #climatechange #food #artist  #giftbasket #foodalter #foodworship (at The Photographers' Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkVT1cUIi96/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[louisehagger]

F O O D A L T A R • THE RITUALS OF NOURISHMENT • ✨“Food has a rich history as a part of both religious and secular altars, ranging from Buddhist shrines to Dutch still life paintings to ancestral worship, where it often plays a powerful symbolic role. By recreating food altars in our own lives, we render tangible our beliefs and values, and reconcile both geographic and temporal distances.” ✨ Text: @alliewist Photography: @louisehagger Food Styling: @gatton_michelle Set Design & Prop Styling: @alexanderbreeze Photo Assistant: @sam.peter.reeves Retouching: @darkroomdigital_uk ✨ . . . . . #foodphotography #louisehagger @assocphoto @f22aop @equallens #stilllifephotography #memories #foodart #nourish #nourishment #theritualsofnourishment #politicsoffood #foodieodicals #print #artphotography #art #womeninphotography #selfpublishbehappy #printisnotdead #thephotographersgallery #recipes #feastfortheeyes #bookart #photoessay #foodwaste #foodworship #worship #foodshrines #food #artist #foodaltar #shrines #flowers (at The Photographers' Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/B31OimWnQCu/?igshid=1km2q1gbiy4cb

[louisehagger]

CHICKEN BONES & CONGEE • THE RITUALS OF NOURISHMENT • ✨“Humans have been eating bone marrow since prehistoric times, and using bones to make stock or broth dates to at least the second century BC in China, making it one of our most ancient foods.” ✨ Text: @alliewist Photography: @louisehagger Food Styling: @gatton_michelle Set Design & Prop Styling: @alexanderbreeze Photo Assistant: @sam.peter.reeves Retouching: @darkroomdigital_uk ✨ . . . . . #foodphotography #louisehagger @assocphoto @f22aop @equallens #stilllifephotography #memories #foodart #nourish #nourishment #theritualsofnourishment #politicsoffood #foodieodicals #print #artphotography #art #womeninphotography #selfpublishbehappy #printisnotdead #thephotographersgallery #recipes #feastfortheeyes #bookart #photoessay #foodwaste #bones #stock #congee #comfortfood #food #artist #bonebroth #healing (at The Photographers' Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3y4WzfHkJz/?igshid=n39chckxn1se

[louisehagger]

CEREMONIAL GIFT BASKET • THE RITUALS OF NOURISHMENT • ✨ Gifts that we ingest impart both the sentiment from the giver, as well as nourishment to our bodies. In leiu of prioritizing only the most aesthetically appealing fruits in a ceremonial gift basket, we look to celebrate foods that might otherwise go to waste, embedding an environmental awareness into this act of love. ✨ Text: @alliewist Photography: @louisehagger Food Styling: @gatton_michelle Set Design & Prop Styling: @alexanderbreeze Photo Assistant: @sam.peter.reeves Retouching: @darkroomdigital_uk ✨ . . . . . . #foodphotography #louisehagger @assocphoto @f22aop @equallens #stilllifephotography #memories #foodart #nourish #nourishment #theritualsofnourishment #politicsoffood #foodieodicals #print #artphotography #artphotography #womeninphotography #selfpublishbehappy #printisnotdead #thephotographersgallery #recipes #feastfortheeyes #bookart #photoessay #foodwaste #giftbaskets #food #artist #ceremonialgiftbasket (at The Photographers' Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3wTJiJno0V/?igshid=uekq5r25vkrc

[louisehagger]

So proud and honoured to contribute to @thephotographersgallery #LooseAssociations & collaborate with the incredible @alliewist @gatton_michelle @alexanderbreeze ✨ You are all so talented. Thank you for putting your magic into a personal ongoing project with me 🔮 Thank you @natasha.plowright for asking me to contribute and for making our bones image the cover 🙏🏼 Thank you @_j_k_n_v_ for the introduction and championing my work @thephotographersgallery bookshop with #ACarpintheTub and my #foodannual #AYearInFood2018 (2019 published in Jan!) 📕📗📘Thanks @tessitanyc for the intro to @alliewist in NY and being a magical being 💫 This project is about The Rituals of Nourishment which @alliewist wrote a beautiful essay about to illustrate my images. The piece discusses nourishment, how we nourish ourselves and the planet, food waste, how we CONSUME food (SO visually now with @instagram) which ties into food worship and food shrines. Allie - your words and insight are fantastic! So happy you serendipitously were in London just at the right time to continue our conversation in NY ✨ And you @gatton_michelle Thank you again for working during your holiday!! You are a supermegastar 🌟⚡️💪🏼💥💥 Al @alexanderbreeze you know how I feel about you 😝🔮💜 I’m truly thankful for being connected with likeminded and magnificent people like you guys. Thanks to @sam.peter.reeves for photo assisting and @darkroomdigital_uk for the retouching 🙌🏼💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥✌🏼 . . . . . #foodphotography #louisehagger @assocphoto @f22aop @equallens #stilllifephotography #memories #foodart #nourish #nourishment #theritualsofnourishment #politicsoffood #foodieodicals #print #artphotography #art #womeninphotography #selfpublishbehappy #printisnotdead #thephotographersgallery #recipes #worldfoodday #bookart #photoessay #foodwaste #climatechange #food #artist #bones (at The Photographers' Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3t1fhgHftz/?igshid=agv3cu29xtm0