Minji Seo

Decay

It presents a composition of various foods arranged within a single pictorial space.The imagery includes a range of food conditions, from fresh and carefully prepared dishes to discarded or deteriorating items.These elements are layered and juxtaposed on one canvas, creating a complex visual structure.By placing different states of food side by side, the work generates contrast and tension within the composition.

“This work explores how food, one of the most fundamental human rights, reflects social inequality and the structure of the world we live in.While eating is a universal act, access to food is not equal, revealing differences in class, environment, and lived experience.By placing various conditions of food within a single composition, the work visualizes the coexistence of privilege and deprivation, suggesting that these realities are deeply interconnected.The presence of decay, such as mold, serves as a metaphor for how neglect and ignorance can spread, ultimately affecting everyone within the same system.”