Milk & Bread

A found object collage series

Authors

  • Susan Goldberg Independent writer and artist

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v12i1.593

Keywords:

Collage, COVID-19 pandemic, found-object collage, impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mothers, impact of COVID-19 pandemic on women, motherhood

Abstract

The found-object collage series Milk & Bread was inspired in large part by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and mothers in particular, who bore the brunt of increased domestic duties and childcare during lockdowns and school closures, and who left the workforce in far greater numbers than fathers. The relentless domesticity and unchanging nature of family life under lockdown is mirrored in the repetitive, sometimes obsessive, arrangement of the tags, identical, with only minor variations to mark the time. Milk & Bread was created with milk and bread tags donated by individual households, daycare centres, and community organizations with the mission of providing food to vulnerable populations.

 

Title reads: Carceral Food Systems under an image of a tomato plant and a chain intertwined. The tomato plant appears to break through the chains.

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Published

2025-05-09

How to Cite

Goldberg, S. (2025). Milk & Bread: A found object collage series. Canadian Food Studies La Revue Canadienne Des études Sur l’alimentation, 12(1), 163–169. https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v12i1.593

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2025): Exploring carceral food systems: Tensions, experiences and possibilities

Section

Art/Design Works

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Copyright (c) 2025 Susan Goldberg

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