Heavy in White: Spaghetti Eaters
The “Spaghetti Eaters” series is about the female experience in everyday life. Some of the work illustrates how a woman feels about her body: never satisfied with the weight and shape, but still having to exist in her own skin. One of the most passionate and contradictory relationships we have is with food. Nourishment, comfort and pleasure are basic needs, but food can also trigger guilt and self-loathing. The photographs present a variety of scenarios. Women eat pasta, drink tea and gorge on chocolates, cake, wine, grapes and ice cream. A recurring image is the prominence of the heaviest woman. The lighter, more acceptably - bodied women surround her, at times serving or emulating her, subverting a deep-set notion of beauty and femininity. My work continues to explore the relations of food, body image and our concepts of beauty.
Lalique, 1998, gold-toned silver gelatin print, w:16’’ h:20’’ and w:20” h:24”
Mangia, 1998, gold-toned silver gelatin print, w:16’’ h:20’’ and w:20” h:24”
Con Gusto, 1998, gold-toned silver gelatin print, w:16’’ h:20’’ and w:20” h:24”
Mambo Spaghetti, 1999, gold-toned silver gelatin print, w:16’’ h:20’’ and w:20” h:24”
Servitude I, 1998, gold-toned silver gelatin print, w:16’’ h:20’’ and w:20” h:24”
Servitude II, 1998, gold-toned silver gelatin print, w:16’’ h:20’’ and w:20” h:24”
Spaghetti Eater With Cat, 1998, gold-toned silver gelatin print, w:16’’ h:20’’ and w:20” h:24”
Tango Spaghetti, 1998, gold-toned silver gelatin print, w:16’’ h:20’’ and w:20” h:24”
Sybaris, 1999, gold-toned silver gelatin print, w:20’’ h:16’’ and w:24” h:20”
Tea Party I, 1999, gold-toned silver gelatin print, w:16’’ h:20’’ and w:20” h:24”
Tea Party II, 1999, gold-toned silver gelatin print, w:16’’ h:20’’ and w:20” h:24”
Woman Eating Spaghetti, 1998, gold-toned silver gelatin print, w:16’’ h:20’’ and w:20” h:24”
Spaghetti for Three, 1999, gold-toned silver gelatin print, w:20’’ h:16’’ and w:24” h:20”