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This week on The Food Seen Michael sits down with sculptor, photographer and artist Corin Hewitt. Hewitt has had his art featured in the Whitney and in various galleries all over the world, and incorporates everything from heat casting to eating in his work. Hear Hewitt talk about the "kitchen/laboratory/art space" where he works, why still life has informed his work so heavily, and how he has used food as the product, medium, and end product in a lot of his art. This episode was sponsored by Tekserve.
Photo: Corin Hewitt's Seed Stage
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The Food Seen Introduction: Corin Hewitt (16:25)
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