‘Tastes good to me’ is the result of exploring my research question; ‘How can tastes reveal similarities between classes?’. I have chosen to use food as the medium because it can portray more than what is physically in the image; food can both bolster stereotypes and undermine them, and it can also be used as a metaphor for class aspirations and tastes. My work pushes this to the extreme by exaggerating the garnishing, plating, or setting because these are the strongest elements that can be used to speak about class. By also incorporating the vernacular into the work through my overall daggy aesthetic, the work further highlights aspects of class. To celebrate the connections between classes exposed in my work; ‘Tastes good to me’ evokes carnivalesque laughter, which derives from medieval festivals that create a temporary release from societal norms. This encourages communitive laughter over the connections between class tastes that appear when the borders between different classes are revealed.
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"Dumplings"
"Fairy Bread"
"Prawn Pie
"Spaghetti"
"Sushi"
"Jelly and Champers"
"Fish Fingers"
Exegesis
For those who are interested below is a copy of my competed exegesis that I wrote for this project. It contains all my research and theory behind "Tastes good to me". If you have any questions feel free to get in touch via social media for the contact page.