Bethany

I chose this theme because it has a lot to do with how I live my life. I am going to school to become a nutritionist, so I was already quite knowledgeable on this topic. To me, a healthy life starts with what you eat. Your entire body is affected by what is in your food. Some people wonder why they don’t feel “up to par” every day or even can’t stay away from sickness and obesity. If they just know how they’re food is made or what is put in their food, there would be an amazing change in people’s overall health. In general, I have seen social issue projects with blood, death, depression and broken glass. This made it really difficult for me to have any idea how to express this topic in a meaningful way. Because in essence, no one is dying or getting depressed because of genetically modified foods. I realized that instead of making my project sad, I should just ask the viewer a question that they probably have never asked themselves, “ what is in your food”. I also put a biohazard sign to try to stress that most foods that people eat are quite bad for you, even the healthiest of foods. I feel like I would have wanted my project to be a little more meaningful, but again its quite difficult to do without splashing red paint, breaking glass, or anything along those lines. I did the best I could do using words and colors on my figure. Even though there was no pain in the project I feel that it will make the viewer stop and really think about what I am trying to convey to them; maybe even change their eating habits. If I had a chance to do this project over I would have used a different material for my background, such as a window, wood etc.