The Politics of Healthy Eating
Exhibition/event
Title of Exhibition/Event | The Politics of Healthy Eating |
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Type of Exhibition/Event | Exhibition/event |
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Visual artist | Baguley, Margaret |
Place of Publication | Launceston, Australia |
Event | The Politics of Healthy Eating |
Event Details | The Politics of Healthy Eating Event Date 20 Feb 2017 to end of 07 Apr 2017 Event Location Launceston, Australia Event Venue University of Tasmania Academy Gallery |
Description of Exhibition/Event | The Politics of Healthy Eating The Healthy Food/Eating Pyramid has been part of our lives since its first appearance in 1982. Interestingly the 2015 version notes that vegetables and fruit now constitute the entire base layer thereby moving grains and cereals to the layer above. There has been ongoing controversy that the significant emphasis on cereals and grains - linked to financial interests - has contributed to rising levels of obesity in developed countries. The repeated background pattern is of the various healthy eating/living pyramids published in Australia. The top layer of the central triangle is a cropped Wordle constructed from the names of various fad diets with a streaked effect to portray their fleetingness; the second layer is a woven placemat of faded and interspersed fast food outlet logos; the base layer depicts various gymnasiums on stretchy singlet fabric straining against these strictures and subsequently subverting the healthy eating/living pyramid itself. |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 360602. Fine arts |
Byline Affiliations | School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education |
Date | 2017 |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6y85/the-politics-of-healthy-eating
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