Sat April 12, 2014
Caren Alpert terra cibus: the beauty and biology of our food
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What's in our food? What's the difference between a bird's-eye view of a remote
vegetable crop and a microscopic swath from a pineapple leaf? How distinct is a pile of
table salt from miles and miles of icebergs?
Caren Alpert has made a living over the last decade capturing mostly recognizable
images of food. Now she shows what is there, but what we never actually see:
landscapes, patterns and textures that ignite a completely different response from the
viewer.
Photographs taken with electron microscopes have seized her interest because of their
mystery and simultaneous familiarity
This medium deconstructs, abstracts, and reveals the ordinary in a riveting way.
There's so much rhetoric in our culture around food: food science, food journalism, food
history, and food how-to. It is my hope that these photographs might transform our food
obsession into a newfound closeness with what nourishes us.
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vegetable crop and a microscopic swath from a pineapple leaf? How distinct is a pile of
table salt from miles and miles of icebergs?
Caren Alpert has made a living over the last decade capturing mostly recognizable
images of food. Now she shows what is there, but what we never actually see:
landscapes, patterns and textures that ignite a completely different response from the
viewer.
Photographs taken with electron microscopes have seized her interest because of their
mystery and simultaneous familiarity
This medium deconstructs, abstracts, and reveals the ordinary in a riveting way.
There's so much rhetoric in our culture around food: food science, food journalism, food
history, and food how-to. It is my hope that these photographs might transform our food
obsession into a newfound closeness with what nourishes us.
What's in our food? What's the difference between a bird's-eye view of a remote
vegetable crop and a microscopic swath from a pineapple leaf? How distinct is a pile of
table salt from miles and miles of icebergs?
Caren Alpert has made a living over the last decade capturing mostly recognizable
images of food. Now she shows what is there, but what we never actually see:
landscapes, patterns and textures that ignite a completely different response from the
viewer.
Photographs taken with electron microscopes have seized her interest because of their
mystery and simultaneous familiarity
This medium deconstructs, abstracts, and reveals the ordinary in a riveting way.
There's so much rhetoric in our culture around food: food science, food journalism, food
history, and food how-to. It is my hope that these photographs might transform our food
obsession into a newfound closeness with what nourishes us.
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vegetable crop and a microscopic swath from a pineapple leaf? How distinct is a pile of
table salt from miles and miles of icebergs?
Caren Alpert has made a living over the last decade capturing mostly recognizable
images of food. Now she shows what is there, but what we never actually see:
landscapes, patterns and textures that ignite a completely different response from the
viewer.
Photographs taken with electron microscopes have seized her interest because of their
mystery and simultaneous familiarity
This medium deconstructs, abstracts, and reveals the ordinary in a riveting way.
There's so much rhetoric in our culture around food: food science, food journalism, food
history, and food how-to. It is my hope that these photographs might transform our food
obsession into a newfound closeness with what nourishes us.
show less
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