Projects
‘You are what you eat.’
Avocado Socialization is the theme of my graduation project. Avocado Socialization refers to the representative urban lifestyles and identities that emerge from the range of social interactions around the avocado. The term 'avocado' refers to more than just a fruit. It is a form of representation. The project is presented in form of a combination of virtual and realistic scenarios. The work focuses on urban identity and social class in society as expressed by the 'avocado'. The project reveals the pursuit of a #healthy and #luxurious lifestyle by urbanites, which is closely linked to the need for socialization in a virtual society.These 'hashtags' assigned to it by the Western world have increased the demand for avocados, which extends to raise social and ethical issues. For example, the current water shortages and deforestation, destroying ecosystems, funding drug cartels, and contributing to climate change in countries where the avocado originates, such as Mexico and Chile. The role of food in society is far more important than we think. There are similar socialization situations in different countries and cultures. In China, there are many urban phenomena related to food. For example, office milk tea socialization and hairy crab socialization. Behind them lies a whole economic market that controls people's social behaviour and an unspeakable black chain. This is also the project I am interested in proposing in the future.
After Meal.
Claude Fischler suggests that "Food is central to individual identity, in that any given human individual is constructed, biologically, psychologically and socially by the foods he/she chooses to incorporate.” In this regard, I was curious about the identities of dietas an urbanite living alone. Why most people prefer characterizing food by photographing food before eating? Do other people also share similar identities with food? To explore these questions, I started to do some photography. Due to the restrictions of the epidemic, I was unable to follow other people's food photography. This project focused on expressing my views on the subject by photographing myself after eating for a month.
