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| Lizzy Hayes | Lauren Watson |
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| My name is Lizzy and I drew the long straw. I am a feeder. Lauren is my gainer. I do not expect to enjoy my feeder role. In fact as far as mentality goes, I am not entirely sure it will be any easier than being a gainer. While I enjoy being in control of my own life and can indeed be a little miss bossy boots when offered the opportunity, having sole power over one human being for any amount of time is a very daunting prospect. Above all else, I am relieved that no one will have this much power over me. | My name is Lauren, and I drew a short straw…meaning that for our experiment I will be a ‘gainer’. Lizzy is my feeder, and will be in control of me during our task. Usually I have quite an appetite, and when I was younger I was known as a ‘dustbin’. However, recently I have been forgetting to eat, and only eat because I know I should, rather than because I am actually hungry. As a size 12, and just under 11stone, I have always been concious about my size and weight, so to be placed into the role of ‘gainer’ will be a challenging one. Especially to be fed, rather than feeding myself. One of the most daunting parts of the task is the fact that I am not in control of how or what I eat and drink. Giving up control will be difficult and frustrating mentally, while the sheer amount of consumption will be a physical challenge. |
| Jess Jarvis | Kirsty Jakins |
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| My name is Jess Jarvis. Feeder 6 straws. 3 short straws. 3 full length straws. 3 Feeders. 3 Gainers. My role equals one of the Feeders. I was disappointed that I got this role due to the fact I don’t like being in control of a situation. This experiment is going to challenge my emotional intelligence and strength. |
My name is Kirsty Jakins and I have been selected at random to become a consumer. I drew the short straw before when we did this experiment on a smaller scale and had to eat for ten minutes. This experiment will definitely be a personal test for me as I struggle to eat large amounts of food, and am normally quite healthy. However, I am really interested to see how our bodies as consumers will be affected and how I will feel giving complete control over to someone else. I will be wearing underwear for our piece, and am intrigued to see how audiences will react to this. |
| Kirsty Taylor | Abbi Dawson |
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| Hi My name is Kirsty and I drew the short straw meaning I will be the feeder in the performance. I was so relieved when this was the outcome as the thought of eating over a long period and having no control would be very daunting for me. However, even as the feeder, it will be hard not to show concern for Abbi who I will be feeding . | My name is Abbi Dawson and I randomly picked the short straw to be one of the ‘gainers’ in our experiment. As someone who is classed as underweight I eat a ridiculously large amount of food. With the amount that I eat I reckon I should actually be obese. Food to me is something pleasurable and because I’m underweight I normally don’t look at my calorie intake so I eat everything and anything that tastes delicious. However what is daunting to me is the fact that the food will be of a large quantity and needs to be consumed in a short period of time, it will be physically limiting and mentally painful. I fear I will lose the pleasure of food through this experiment. |
Feeder.
We are six female students exploring food, fetish and our own personal relationship to it all.
