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 #002"
[UPC Bar Codes of Food Packaging, Family of Three, Eleven Months]
Collage on Wood, 24" x 72"

"Consumption #002"
Detail

"Consumption #001"
[UPC Bar Codes of Food Packaging, Family of Three, Three Months]
Collage on Wood, 12" x 12"