Spread

"A slice, a split"

The Break

Close-up of a fizzy, dark purple beverage with a large ice cube.

The Dip

Close-up of a surface covered with small bubbles, with a V-shaped opening in the middle.

Spread explores the tension between food as connection and food as distance.

When the spread comes, how will I handle what is or isn’t given?

  • In Spread, the surface bears witness to something tender and unresolved. One form feels fractured, dark, sharp, almost abrupt, while the other curves gently into absence. Both are imprints of what’s been pressed down, torn apart, or withheld.

    The Break captures the moment something once whole is divided. But it doesn’t feel communal, it feels selective. There's tension in the way the textured surface pushes back, as though resisting what it cannot access.

    The Dip, cooler and quieter, speaks more to resignation. A place that once held something nourishing is now hollowed out. The contrast between the two is less about opposition than it is about consequence, what’s left when inclusion isn’t extended.

    Together, these works ask: Who gets to partake? And what lingers in those who are passed over?

  • The table gets set, but you aren't invited to eat.

    Not everyone sees the one left on the sidelines reaching. Not everyone notices when the bread is passed, but not shared. Whether it’s food, access, or presence, exclusion carves a wound that can surpass hunger and touch your identity. And despite this, God still sees what others overlook.

    He doesn’t just provide, He makes room for you. He doesn’t forget the one who watched others be fed while holding back tears.

    God is not indifferent to what you've missed out on. He is the One who restores what was denied. He knows what it’s like to be rejected, which makes his invitation into communion as family that much more meaningful.

    “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.” Psalm 23:5

    Reflection Question

    When in your life have you felt forgotten, and how might God be inviting you to dine at his table?

  • Workshops: Art-making on belonging, exclusion, and selective care.

    Therapeutic/Educational: Training on inequitable access and exclusion; relevant for addressing isolation, favoritism, and social rejection.

    Community Dialogue: Conversations on inclusion, distribution, and consequence.

    Youth Engagement: Projects exploring fairness, empathy, and belonging.

    Wellness Spaces: Reflection prompts on being overlooked, withheld, or passed over.