You Are What You Eat

Dalila Oliveira

A woman with long dark hair, wearing large black-rimmed glasses, a brown faux fur coat, and bright red tights with black high heels, lies on a vibrant green grassy field under a partly cloudy sky. She holds a cluster of fresh red strawberries to her nose and mouth, squinting her eyes playfully. To her left, a black computer keyboard and a white mouse rest on the grass, with some bitten strawberries scattered on and around them. An open clear plastic container filled with more red strawberries is also on the grass. In the distant background, tall power line towers rise above a line of dark green trees.

You Are What You Eat explores overstimulation and overconsumption in the digital age, showing how food, fashion, media, and technology subtly shape identity. ‘Eating’ becomes both literal and metaphorical, reflecting how trends, aesthetics, and information are digested without conscious awareness. Bold styling, messy food, and the constant presence of technology exaggerate this sensory chaos.

Three models embody different aesthetics, environments, and forms of overload: one in a grassy field with strawberries and office elements, another post-shopping with music and melting ice cream, and a third in a chilly playground, eating cake amid persistent phone calls. These images illustrate that overstimulation affects everyone differently yet feels universally consuming.

    About The Artist

    A graphic with the word 'Inhale' in solid white sans-serif font, centered at the top. Below it, 'Exhale' in the same font fades from white transparency to complete invisibility towards the bottom. The background is a vertical gradient, transitioning from a grainy dark bluish-grey at the top to a grainy light bluish-white at the bottom.

    Dalila Oliveira

    Dalila Oliveira is a photographer with a focus in documentary and editorial work. She creates images that tell stories, through single frames or unfolding series. Drawn to quiet moments, subtle details, and the emotional weight within everyday life, she approaches photography as a means of observing, reflecting, and connecting with people, places, and the narratives that tie them together.

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