Artist Statement

Food is a universal language that often bridges cultural boundaries. My fascination lies within the stories that unfold when this conversation begins.

EAT is a collaboration between literary works and photography. This collection was developed by an eagerness to create a body of work that ultimately heightens the senses, occupies the viewer’s attention, and triggers memories and experiences built around food, causing a conversation to begin. Each photograph offers a suggestion in understanding the writer’s tone as well as my own perspective of the piece. In the exhibited literary works, certain signifiers caused a flood of sensations that stimulated my own personal language built around food. This language is the core of each photograph in this collection.

In the exhibition, EAT, I aim to invite viewers to interpret each piece in their own voice furthering the growth of this collaboration.

– Sarah Jane Sanders, photographer