More food still life from my project on industrialized food. Corn is one of the most industrialized plants of all time. It’s used in the creation of plastics, adhesives, biofuel, food, and more. Of the 12.101 billion bushels of corn grown in the U.S. per year, only .327 billion is consumed by humans. An incredible 3.650 billion bushels of corn are used to make ethanol! The above photo is a representation of the industrial nature of corn, with a reference to genetically modified nature of the corn that is produced today.

References:

http://www.iowacorn.org/User/Docs/2009%20US%20Corn%20Stats.pdf

From a project I’m doing for my studio class at SCAD.  I’m exploring the idea that the food we eat is so affected by machines that it becomes inedible.  Why do we put up with the amount of processing our food goes through?  What’s wrong with a fresh tomato in the first place?