KAT WOOD

This body of work was commissioned by green Michelin starred restaurant Where The Light Gets In, the brief was to create a piece of work using by-products from the restaurant. During the collaboration, a dish on the menu meant they were left with surplus egg whites, which was then used to develop photographic portraits of local free-range poultry farmers. These were developed in the form of albumen prints, an 18th century printing technique using egg whites, salt and sunlight. The purpose of this commission was to open up the debate about the relationships between food and the environment, economic and social concerns. The artwork explores how artistic strategies can be used to address wide-ranging issues relating to food waste, agriculture and the environment.