Artistic Practice and Domestic Experience in New Zealand

• Main Authors: Ostraff, Alexis, Barton, Gary
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2015
• Subjects: artistic practice; domestic experience; New Zealand; artwork; Art and Design; Orca
• Online Access: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2015/iss1/68; https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/context/jur/article/2134/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf

For a while now I’ve been interested in the role that food plays in the interaction between individuals and groups of people. In my own home growing up I learned to love food and the gatherings that food facilitated, especially family meal-times. I more recently developed the desire to look further into how food affects our lives. For my ORCA project I wanted to observe interactions surrounding food in homes different from my own. I was curious about cultural similarities and differences, and wondered what I could learn in others homes that would influence my artwork as well as my own kitchen. A couple of acquaintances in New Zealand agreed to work with me this last summer. My goal was to observe the preparation and eating of meals in their homes, respond with a body of artwork, and present the artwork in a show for others to interact with.