Elizabeth

Ordway

All bodies have needs and an underlying desire to satiate those cravings. Food becomes the perfect metaphor to think critically about what we take in and let out. The extremes of hunger and fullness contribute to complex negotiations of physical and emotional needs. These themes are rooted in disordered eating research and recovery, which transcend daily meals and ultimately contribute to embodied living. Lacking emotional nourishment can lead to chronic loneliness, a mental state often traced back to adolescents.

The moment we are born, we are wrapped in cloth and placed in our caretakers' arms. Clothing covers our bodies, and these fibers become our second skin. They give us warmth and comfort, sensations vital to life. As we expand, these clothes stretch to our unique contours and rolls. However, textiles carry a duality; they camouflage and cover our exterior selves. The clothed and naked body becomes a site for the extremes as the negotiation of visibility unfolds.