Dis-moi ce que tu manges
Katherine Longly

In a society in which individuals are constantly confronted with their own appearance, the act of eating is simultaneously a source of pleasure and a way of connecting with others. On the other side, it is also a way to soothe one’s emotions and a powerful tool of mastery over one’s own body. As part of a week-long immersive workshop with a class of students at the French Gymnasium of Biel/Bienne, Katherine Longly proposed to the students that they tackle these issues about the body and food, from their own perspective as a generation gripped by questions that are specific to their current stage of life but also to the era in which they are growing up. Generation Z grew up with social networks, Instagrammable food, influencers and sponsored content, and unabashed cosmetic surgery. It is also a generation that is conscious of the artificiality of images and has started movements of reappropriation like body positivity.