“It’s brilliant that, following ‘Festival La Gacilly-Baden Photo’, the photo exhibition has now moved on to Lake Weissensee in Carinthia and is being presented to the public in an accessible way,” said photographer and TV journalist Dieter Bornemann.
And Isolde Bornemann, author of the book Aufgegessen!: “What more could one wish for? The Aufgegessen! exhibition in my home region of Carinthia, overlooking Lake Weissensee – open to all, locals and tourists alike.”
The photo exhibition brings home the unimaginable scale of food waste. 75 kg of food – that is the amount that, according to statistics, each and every one of us throws away at home every year. This was used to create a still life, which was then photographed. Eleven families kept a record of the food they threw away over a four-week period. These items were then repurchased and photographed alongside the families. They were then interviewed about their experiences and insights. There is also an unannounced glimpse into the families’ fridges captured on camera. “The exhibition subtly encourages visitors to reflect on their own habits without being preachy. It has had a positive impact on me, my shopping habits and the contents of my fridge,” says Andrea Vaz-König, board member of the ‘Zukunft Essen’ association and managing director of ‘Standhotel am Weissensee’.
