40% of Food in the US is Wasted (How the Hell is That Progress, Man?)

2022
Interactive video with sound
Commissioned by The Whitney

This interactive video is composed of archival video clips from the 1950s–1980s drawn from the United States Department of Agricultural. Advertising the technological optimism of big agriculture, the sampled footage and audio betray a narrative of agricultural systems geared towards ever-increasing production and yield rather than equitable distribution. The artwork’s title emphasizes the reality of food waste, referencing the USDA’s own estimates of 30–40% of food waste and questioning the message of its promotional videos.

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