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Blue Plate (2018)

Lauren Gardner observes the food videos.

In 2018, I put together an exhibition called MASARAP at Babycastles Gallery. Masarap is Tagalog for 'delicious.’ I used this two-week takeover to explore the complicated origins of comfort food as well as the ways we play with what we eat. Read about it here.

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BLUE PLATE is a frustrating and confusing experience. Delectable food porn plays on the table in front of you and you’re unable to pick up the fork to enjoy it. At first, it’s enjoyable to watch. You can touch the place where the plates appear but you cannot eat it.

Will it provoke you to seek out that specific dish? Will it make you hungry? How will you relieve this stress?

BLUE PLATE is…

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