10/22/09

You Are What You Eat - Photos by Mark Menjivar


Owner of Defunct Amusement Park | Alpine, TX | 1-Person
Household | Former WW II Prisoner of War. | 2007


You Are What You Eat


"For three years I traveled around the country examining the issue of hunger. The more time I spent speaking and listening to individual stories, the more I began to think about the foods we consume and the effects they have on us as individuals and communities. An intense curiosity and questions about stewardship led me to begin to make these unconventional portraits.

A refrigerator is both a private and a shared space. One person likened the question, "May I photograph the interior of your fridge?" to asking someone to pose nude for the camera. Each fridge is photographed "as is." Nothing added, nothing taken away." - Mark Menjivar, Center for Photography Website

Link Mark Menjivar, Center for Photography

Images copyright, Mark Menjivar

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