Artist Statement 4
For our one-minute performance, I was a little camera shy when it came to exploring performance art in front of the lens instead of hiding behind a textbook. I thought to explore the one thing I’m always comfortable with: work. I’ve been in food service with the same company since I was 16 years old. While I appreciate the steady paycheck for the last 10 years, I also wanted to highlight the darker side of the food industry that isn’t often seen. Movies like Chef and Ratatouille showcase to an audience how lovely the food and friends are, but don’t show you the substance abuse or long shifts, (or stress balancing school and assignments).
I wish I had taken more time to pull the video to better fit a full screen since most of the video was taken on my phone on shift, but I couldn’t quite figure out how to do it in iMovie.
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