SOY | ongoing | photography, video, text
Peanut butter, pork, skin care, tofu, pain killers, eggs, chocolate – they don’t seem to have much in common but are in fact connected: In all of these products soy has been used. In just over half a century soy has become one of the most cultivated crops worldwide and as such has enormous economic power. This versatile legume contains immense amounts of protein and is therefore used extensively in animal feed. But most people associate soy with genetic modification, allergies or the tropical deforestation. Soy is as controversial as it is versatile.

SOY looks at the (photographic) representation and uses of the soybean after it started to enter the Western markets in the early 20th century. In addition the social, political, environmental and economic layers, which are intertwined through soy are shown and questioned through photography, video, text and interactive performances.