Image Untitled 03: Moldy cheese expensive imported cheese tray Italian hard mozzarella, Greek organic feta cheese, English Cheddar, miles traveled to waste disposal in Canada
Crisper content left to rot, mushrooms on orange plastic box, carrot upright sprouting, moldy yellow pepper, wilting green onion, vinegar with fruit flies and mold
Baby Spinach, $3.49 a bag = 25% of minimum Canadian wage, wilted to a dark green resembling a sail, dried set against a white background
Chicken 02: Flaccid once fresh chicken, frozen, forgotten, defrosted, the cut bone reminiscent of a red eye, set on brown liquid with saran wrap and packaging draped around, yellowish skin draped on top
Cauli 02 - Cauliflower, $7.99 at peak pricing, reminiscent of a human brain, protruding from the off white florets it is slowly breaking down, cast in epoxy resin at a later stage

Installation 50% aims to raise consciousness around food waste and its role in our home.

More than 50% of the food Canadian households throw out could be eaten. Instead, we leave those millions of tonnes of edible food to perish, unseen and forgotten in the back of our fridges, freezers, and pantries, turning our and the world's resources to waste. This piece combines alternative processes (dry plate), digital photography, and epoxy resin sculptures utilizing paint, plywood, and concrete to build a temporary home.

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Award-winning Installation, Exhibition No. 17 at SPAO Gallery, at The School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa, May 2022

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