Figurative work, by nature, draws attention to the appearance of the body. A Cultured Diet uses interpretations of the human form to question how value is assigned. Why do we place such emphasis on aesthetics, when it is the body’s function that allows us to connect, experience, and fully engage with life?

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Diet culture is a belief system that “worships thinness and equates it to health and moral virtue” (Harrison, Anti-Diet, 2018). We are surrounded by it—so deeply embedded in Western society that its harms are often overlooked or dismissed.

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A single exhibition cannot dismantle a belief system, but it can create a fracture—another crack in the veneer. It is time to release the hold of diet culture and unleash our enthusiasm, curiosity, passion, joy, energy, and intelligence on life itself.

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A special thanks to the Ontario Arts Council for supporting this exhibition.

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To see all available work, for purchases or commissions, contact the artist here. 

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