Indispensable for our survival, food has become the very foundation of our culture and identity. Certain dishes capture the memories of the warmth and comfort of a homey childhood. With an increased storage capability and a bulging economy, many countries, including Singapore, are able to afford making products that were once subjected to seasonal timings available all year round. However, this is not the case everywhere, with fruits and vegetables being more expensive in less developed countries such as South Sudan, limiting who can access it. It is therefore important to see our continual access to fruits and vegetables as a privilege, and one that should not be taken for granted. 

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Within this piece, colour was used as an indicator to depict this contrast of accessibility. On one side, a whole spectrum of colour is represented by the fresh produce. The multitude of colours, which can be almost described as jarring, represents the developed world’s limitless access to food, a visual symbol of modern consumerism. While the other side, tree barks and fungi to depict the less developed world’s barren nature and limited accessibility to food. While the presence of tree bark may indicate existing soil fertility, the conjunction of the lack of green and the presence of fungi depicts decay and the lack of growth without intervention. A clear, crisp white line down the center of the piece serves to further emphasize upon this division in accessibility, with the two worlds firmly separated.