Cash Cow

M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition

Due in part to high quantities of greenhouse gas produced by the livestock industry, and a continuous rise in meat consumption, global warming becomes an increasingly dangerous threat to humankind. Cash Cow explores and questions this impact of the meat industry on climate change, as well as inhumane practices on factory farms, the relationship between food and culture, and the destructive effects high-meat diets can have on our bodies. My intent is also to capture your curiosity about and empathy for farm animals. Many people see such animals as a food source without knowing the harsh realities in which they live. I wish to call attention to these realities, and let viewers decide for themselves how they wish to proceed in their own lives.