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'Tomato Soup', 25 x 62 cm, oil on canvas

'Liquid Lunch', 100 x 75 cm, oil on canvas

'Fountain', 50 x 40 cm, oil on canvas

RCA Postgraduate Showcase
2024

The paintings for my degree show were from a series delving into the early 20th century wellness industry, looking at the treatment centres and fad diets that became fashionable amongst the upper classes in this era. I’m exploring how this period possibly relates to a Christian tradition of fasting, tracing it through medieval saints and Victorian teenagers up to trends we see in 21st century food discussions.

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Thoroughly strained broths were commonly used to break fast in these treatments. This series of paintings looks at the straining process, attempting to draw a parallel with the toll it takes on the body and questioning the historical link between self-violence and holiness.

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