These 15 meals were copied from the Colorado Department of Corrections monthly meal plan and recreated to be eaten from the parking lot prior to teaching a class inside the facility.
The meals visualize the limits that are placed on all nexus points between the world outside of prison and the worlds within. These meals are a ritual, fueled by shared nutrients and proteins, in sync with rhythms beyond my control, moving towards a future that cannot be seen but is deeply felt.
Week 1, Territorial Correctional Facility – February 16, 2023
Week 2, Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility – February 24, 2023
Week 3, Territorial Correctional Facility – March 2, 2023
Meal from Buena Vista Correctional Facility: April 22, 2022
Meal from Limon Correctional Facility: April 14, 2023
Week 4, Territorial Correctional Facility – March 9, 2023
Week 5, Territorial Correctional Facility – March 16, 2023
Week 6, Territorial Correctional Facility – March 23, 2023
Week 7, Limon Correctional Facility – April 7, 2023
Week 8, Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility – April 14, 2023
Week 9, Territorial Correctional Facility – April 20, 2023
Week 10, Limon Correctional Facility -- April 28, 2023
Week 11, Territorial Correctional Facility – May 4, 2023
Week 12, Territorial Correctional Facility – May 11, 2023
Week 13, Limon Correctional Facility – May 19, 2023
Week 14, Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility – May 26, 2023
Week 15, Limon Correctional Facility – June 1, 2023