The Art of Health

Artist Christi Nielsen asked friends and family members what they thought of when they heard the word “diet” – here’s the result:

“Deprivation” pretty much captures it for me (as much as I hate sounding like a spoiled Westerner). Documenting everything I eat – an activity that most diets require – robs eating of its sensuous pleasure; it’s hard to savor the taste of something when I’m calculating serving size, and savoring my food is a a source of tremendous satisfaction for me. But this blog post from Art21 made me realize that perhaps keeping a food diary has some creative potential (more…)