Laura Ohio

Binge Watch—On Performances of Excessive Eating

“The act of binging is one of abjection. It demonstrates the power of something inanimate, or no longer animate, over human beings—in this case, food. The abject manifests viscerally as squirming, belching, or vomiting. Such images threaten the common belief that eating is pleasurable, a notion that begins in infancy.”

Type:
Features
Source:
December 21, 2022
Credit:
Text / Lydia Horne