fettes wörterbuch
interactive media installation

An interactive photography project which can also be used as an interactive dictionary. The pictures of fat bodies and body parts are brought together with the words, which either have the meaning of "fat" or are used to call fat people in eight different languages. The project aims to research the term "fat" in etymological, historical and social anthropological context. The pseudo-scientific modality of the work points out the stereotypical perception of the "fat" and tries to show the cultural similarities and differences of the labels used for fat people.

Exhibited in:
arttransponder, Berlin, Germany, 10.7 - 9.8.2009