Guardanapo

The discomfort food kit

What if eating for vanity and status is, in the end, something most people can’t even access?
 Those who eat believe they’re being nourished, but it’s just a food-like mix — a mash-up of organic stuff thrown together in an aesthetic frenzy with intense flavors.
Is your body really being fed, or is it just your brain, for a brief moment, building the illusion of being satisfied?

Those who don’t eat picture food in its rawest form. They don’t have the strength to imagine fancy recipes or visually curated meals. It’s just potatoes, rice, flour, and water.
Hunger reminds us of its roots — it forces us, against our will, to face the reality of food.
Food isn’t for everyone, and it doesn’t belong to everyone.

The spoon that holds nothing
The knife that cuts nothing
The napkin that’s already dirty

These pieces were made from all sorts of leftover materials — stuff found on the street or washed up on beaches — all chosen specifically for a table that questions the true meaning of hunger.

Dimensions:  47,5 cm por 47,5 cm

Materials:  cotton fabric and thread, horsehair, steel

Technique: sewing and embroidery