Wednesday Night is a series of photographs depicting human eating habits based on one evening in the restaurant. By focusing on the off-putting subject, I am to uplift negligible details of the mundane. Inspired by my first part-time job, sometimes I found it difficult to wash plates without photographing them first. In this work, I enjoy observing how differently people eat and how much can be told about one's habits and personality. It reminds me of fortune-telling method to interpret the patterns in coffee grounds.
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Wednesday Night, 150x200cm, Archival pigment print on dibond, 5+1AP
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Plate Nr 2, 20x30cm, Archival pigment print on dibond, 10+3AP
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Plate Nr 6, 20x30cm, Archival pigment print on dibond, 10+3AP
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Plate Nr 19, 20x30cm, Archival pigment print on dibond, 10+3AP
![Monika Balu Wednesday Night installation view](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf4.myportfolio.com/76e4dcf2-cf5d-4fe8-a3d3-ca7051a1dedc/58a655bd-f4dc-4b99-97e7-901cffbf55b7_rw_1200.jpg?h=bcd83e205e8461b13eb5f0efaacf56ad)
Installation view at Graduation show Perspectives, Academie Minerva, Groningen, 2017
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Installation view at Graduation show Perspectives, Academie Minerva, Groningen, 2017
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Installation view at Graduation show Perspectives, Academie Minerva, Groningen, 2017