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SELF PRESERVATION
Photographs
Photo documentation of a process.
Cucumbers, spices, salt, may contain traces of bodily fluid.
2018
Photography by Michelle Nash
I use my body as an ingredient in a tub of pickles and join the traditional process of lacto-fermentation. Often told that “I’m not getting any younger”, I decide to preserve a moment of youth (prescribed desirability) and join the cucumbers in their existential quest to live for ever. Ironically, society views pickles and women similarly; both exist to be consumed.
SELF PRESERVATION
Installation
Video projection, cast iron tub, glass jars, pickles, wood
2022
Photography by Joanna Wallace
The process of "Self Preservation" was used to produce the product, "Lady Pickles".
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