Poets & Writers
Published on Poets & Writers (https://www.pw.org)

Home > The Art of Mealtime

The Art of Mealtime [1]

Creative Nonfiction [2]
11.23.23

Thai artist Rirkrit Tiravanija has a long history of rejecting traditional art objects and instead, cooks and serves food in museums and galleries as a way to construct communal environments and reconfigure the concepts of artmaking and art spaces. How do you view the intersection or overlap between everyday life activities and art? Write a personal essay that explores your own perceptions of how writing and other creative pursuits overlap with your daily living. What art or creativity can be found in the simple act of brushing your teeth or commuting to work? Are there larger themes, such as community, interpersonal relationships, identity, consumerism, and pleasure, that float to the surface when you examine the roots of mundane habits and routines?


Source URL:https://www.pw.org/content/the_art_of_mealtime

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/content/the_art_of_mealtime [2] https://www.pw.org/genre/creativenonfiction