“I wouldn’t call myself an activist or consider myself a die-hard...I wouldn’t scream 'go vegan' at passersby, or repeat the quote about slaughterhouses having glass walls like it’s my mantra. I....also can’t stand vegan advertisements.”
My project is a diverse, self-reflective series of work which all serve to tell my story as a vegetarian and an animal lover. Animals are incredibly important to me, but I understand that this is not the case for everyone. I strive to be non-judgemental and harness a 'you do you' attitude. However, this often leads to me being extremely hard on myself and my own life choices.
Through a booklet, a short video and a series of clay pots, my aim is to communicate this, while also offering a humorous, yet thought-provoking approach to a regularly misrepresented subject.
Before you go, feel free to stop by the guilt mountains. It gets a bit lonely sometimes.
'Guilt Mountains'; Cover of risograph booklet. The booklet features text and images which illustrate my sources of guilt as a vegetarian and animal lover
One of the most important images of the booklet - 'Vegan Dog'. The text that goes along with this illustration explains that the only way I would be able to live without guilt would be to live in the middle of the mountains with my vegan dog and eat only home-grown vegetables
'That Pushy Vegan'
'Identity Crisis'
'Free Therapists'
'Hands Off; Clay pots created as a comment on vegan advertisements in the media. The message "Hands Off" (or "Go Vegan") can be incredibly off-putting for viewers at first, which only serves to take away from the real meaning behind them – the animals
'Hands Off'; Clay pots, front
'Hands Off'; Clay pots, back featuring the faces of animals typically harmed through animal agriculture, fishing and hunting
'Cow pot'; Detail, front
'Cow pot'; Detail, back