User:Alice/Publication

Concept

The project that has been the focus of the past year is based on a large collection of material, from text, to images, to videos. In terms of work produced, it's composed of a written essay which follows the development of the meal replacement phenomenon and puts it in a cultural, socio-economic context, a video essay which focuses on meal replacements as alleged solutions to problems, a website which documents the project, and a multi-sensory installation.

The archive of the project contains a number of material in various media, such as audio files, spreadsheets and written diaries, transcriptions, etc. The connections between all these pieces is crucial in having a broad outlook on the topic, and understanding all the implications that come with a seemingly inconspicuous range of products. This is why I wanted a publishing platform which can highlight all these connections through hyperlinks.

Website

A critical resource for the meal replacement curious.

My aim is to organize available material online in a way in which it reflects the various connections I made while exploring the state of food today at its intersection with technology.

Hosting

Continuing with the concept of a bedroom-based project, the website is self-hosted on the server running from a RaspberryPi in my own house.

Types of content

Text

• Thesis, written in markdown
• Transcription of interview
• Quotes and excerpts

Images

• personal archive
• screenshots of product websites
• food appropriation in tech
• transhumanism

Video

• video essay
• other product reviews
• vintage videos on food
• promotional videos from brands

Online articles

• see the ones used as references

Audio

• eating sounds
• interview