Women who cook rice, Single-channel video, 06:43, 2023
The women in my family are all people who cook. They remain closely connected to the kitchen and think three times a day about what meal to prepare. In this video, however, they are portrayed as people who encounter food anew and perform unfamiliar actions in relation to it.
Prior to filming, the performers were asked about the words and emotions they associate with food. These responses were translated into gestures and actions within the work. Through their bodies, they express feelings of burden, responsibility, repetition, and things taken for granted. At the same time, they play with food, scatter or throw it, and even lie down on top of it.
