Consumption [ongoing]

In this series I work with UPC codes, which function at the border of abstraction and representation. Using the language of minimalism, these abstractions become both products and signs of consumption. I ask families to collect UPC bar codes from all packaged food consumed in their household over a period of time. I then use the bar codes to produce the family's consumption record, a collage on wood displayed with a UPC scanner which allows the viewer to read [crack ] the codes.

 

"Consumption #003"

[UPC bar codes of food packaging, family of four, nine and a half months]

Collage on Wood, 24" x 72"

 

Detail

 

 

"Consumption #001"

[Installation at Muse/Reuse show, 2010, shown with UPC barcode reader]

 

 

"Consumption #001"

[UPC bar codes of food packaging, family of three, three months]

Collage on Wood, 12" x 12"

 

 

"Consumption #002"

[UPC bar codes of food packaging, family of three, eleven months]

Partial Studio view