The Hungry Body looks at our relationship to plastic and the environmental crisis created by this ubiquitous material. I chose plastic-coated wires because, as an artist with a special interest in communication technology, I wanted to take a closer look at obsolescence and the environmental impact of this particular industry. People accept an illusory division between natural and artificial, but plastic has become completely integrated into the natural world. In the face of such a huge crisis, people use food to find a sense of agency and control. I am interested in the futility of this and the frustration of not having a clear way to manage the integration of plastic into the body. The Hungry Body Radio looks at a multitude of disordered approaches to eating which try to assert control – from hot dog eating tutorials to Michelle Lotito, the man who ate an entire airplane, to an all fruit diet, extreme fasting, etc. – juxtaposed with information about plastics. It asks, what other kinds of creatures are we asking to take on the task of consuming and cohabitating with plastic? How is plastic guiding evolution and changing life on this planet? This artwork was made as part of the InLiquid’s 40th Parallel North Preservation Brigade with InLiquid and in collaboration with Rabbit Recycling.