#stockpileporn Screenshots
Found Images of COVID-19 Related Food Waste
Facebook post by Linford Coe
Image by Akkerwijzer
Photo by Ben Butler
Astrid Francis potato action against DEEN, photo by Marleen Rebel
Astrid Francis potato action against DEEN, photo by Marleen Rebel
Found Images of Modified Atmosphere Packaged Foods
Institutional Statements on Shortages and Depopulation
Agreement On Establishing The South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation Food Bank April 2007
American Veterinary Medical Association Guidelines For The Depopulation Of Animals 2019
Statement On Eu Packaging Supply Chain For Food And Pharmaceutical Products March 2020
Letter To Mike Pence On Carbon Dioxide Shortage April 2020
Letter To Donald Trump On Us Livestock And Poultry Depopulation May 2020
Research and Narrative Sketches
Sketch Map of Project Narrative
Map Packing Disassembly
Map Of Food Supply Chain Disruption
Why are the shelves empty?
Tamara Orjola and The Anderen
Followed by economic uncertainties, the global health crisis caused by the spread of SARS-CoV-2 has intensified an ongoing shortage in food supply – revealing the underlying risks, fragilities and inequalities of the global food system by pushing it to a breaking point. Food packaging is a significant component of the global food supply chain. Without packaging, the food industry collapses.
Why are the Shelves Empty? is a research-based exploration that translates the supply chain into an interactive archive map, exploring the causes of supermarkets’ empty shelves, unveiling the complex, interdependent and fragile supply chain of Modified Atmospheric Packaging (MAP), the most popular packaging method for fresh foods. MAP prolongs the shelf life of fresh produce using CO2 as a key component which is known for its bacteriostatic and fungistatic properties. Caused by the ongoing supply chain disruption and oil crush, shortages of CO2 have destructive effects on industries dependent on this key component.
Credits
Research & Concept: Tamara Orjola
Design & Development: The Anderen
Additional Material
COVID-19 National Lockdown Dates Spreadsheet Link
Sketch Map of Project Narrative PDF Link
Map of Food Supply Chain Disruption PDF Link
References
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Bryan Lufkin, “Coronavirus: The psychology of panic buying,” BBC, March 4, 2020. Link
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Chloe Sorvino, “Coronavirus To Burst Another Bubble? Carbonation Shortage Threatens Seltzer, Beer And Soda,” April 17, 2020. Link
Elizabeth Royte, “Food waste and food insecurity rising amid coronavirus panic,” National Geographic, March 30, 2020. Link
“Ethanol shortages may affect the shelf life of packaged foods,” Ingredients Network, May 20, 2020. Link
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Rick Gladstone, “Oil Collapse and Covid-19 Create Toxic Geopolitical Stew,” New York Times, April 22, 2020. Link
Richard Baldwin and Rebecca Freeman, “Supply chain contagion waves: Thinking ahead on manufacturing ‘contagion and reinfection’ from the COVID concussion,” VOX EU, April 1, 2020. Link
Rory Carroll et al., “Covid-19 crisis stokes European tensions over migrant labour,” The Guardian, May 11, 2020. Link
Ruptly, “Poland: Drivers stuck for hours at German border as checks remain in place due to COVID-19,” YouTube, April 5, 2020. Link
Saying Haynes,“‘The Saddest, Bitterest Thing of All.’ From the Great Depression to Today, a Long History of Food Destruction in the Face of Hunger,” Time, May 28, 2020. Link
Seeker, “Why Don’t We Have Functional Biofuel Yet?” YouTube, March 29, 2019. Link
Stacey Vanek Smith and Cardiff Garcia, “Coronavirus, Farmworkers And America's Food Supply,” The Indicator from Planet Money, NPR, May 13, 2020. Link
Tara Law, “COVID-19 Meat Shortages Could Last for Months. Here's What to Know Before Your Next Grocery Shopping Trip,” Time, April 30, 2020. Link
Bio
Tamara Orjola (2016, BA Wellbeing) and The Anderen (Karin Fischnaller and Mar Ginot Blanco, 2018, MA Information Design) explore connections between fragile and interdependent supply chains of the food industry. Their project Why Are the Shelves Empty? unveils the paradox of modern industries; even with plenty of food available, there will be no food on our supermarket shelves without the packaging. Their explorative approach becomes a core structure of the project itself.