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Questioning nationality
In a quest to the true meaning of nationality I attempted to go back to my Dutch roots by eating nothing but potatoes for the course of a week. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. I’m questioning the feeling of nationality by eating only what I consider the most Dutch food there is. Can eating the one thing you associate with your country make you feel more Dutch?
I photographed every meal I ate and filmed myself eating every last potato.
I am working on a collection of talks with people from different countries on their feeling of nationality and how they link this to food.
I will be showing the progress of this project in a video and sound installation with accompanying photographs of dishes and a research on my own national pride.
Ongoing research (2021).
Questioning nationality
In a quest to the true meaning of nationality I attempted to go back to my Dutch roots by eating nothing but potatoes for the course of a week. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. I’m questioning the feeling of nationality by eating only what I consider the most Dutch food there is. Can eating the one thing you associate with your country make you feel more Dutch?
I photographed every meal I ate and filmed myself eating every last potato.
I am working on a collection of talks with people from different countries on their feeling of nationality and how they link this to food.
I will be showing the progress of this project in a video and sound installation with accompanying photographs of dishes and a research on my own national pride.
Ongoing research (2021).