FOOD BORNE
Laser-engraved rolling pins, 201

The foodborne series is composed of five wood rolling pins, each engraved with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s definition of five major and fatal foodborne illnesses. The diseases are Salmonella, Escherichia Coli, Campylobacter, Shigella, and Botulism. These definitions are engraved backward on the pin, meaning the words can only be read once the rolling pin has been used. foodborne draws close attention to the dual nature of food as a necessary sustenance for survival which, simultaneously, threatens one’s mortality. Societally, food is closely aligned with gathering, be it with friends and family or new acquaintances, aligning the act of cooking and eating with trust. Trust that the cook has properly prepared a meal, rendering it safe to consume. All the while, news reports detailing outbreaks linked to contaminated food seem to have become common.