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Primary Category: Fine Art
Additional Categories Health & Fitness, Arts & Photography Books
ISBN: 9798334631502
Number of pages: 98
Author ········· Ally Zlatar
Medium ········· Print
Published ······ 2024
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 5 mm
Weight: 141 g
Language ······· English
Medium ········· Print
Published ······ 2024
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 5 mm
Weight: 141 g
Language ······· English
to all the cakes I have eaten
To All The Cakes I Have Eaten: An Artist's Eating Disorder Memoir
This memoir offers a raw and honest exploration of the complex realities of living with an eating disorder. Moving beyond superficial portrayals, the author delves into the deep, often painful experiences that accompany the illness. Rejecting the clichéd image of the ‘thin white girl’ struggling for superficial reasons, the narrative instead reveals the nuanced and profound impact eating disorders have on people's lives.
Rather than a traditional structured memoir, Zlatar utilizes art and memoryscapes to examine the depths of the disease. Using cake as a powerful metaphor, Dr Ally Zlatar illustrates the intricate balance of control and comfort that defines the experience, offering readers an intimate look at the true depths of the struggle.
“don’t you see? it’s all I ever wanted! I craved feeling full, feeling content, feeling joy. but at what cost? I gave it all for the thrill, the escape... the only source of comfort for my misery.. it may be a slice of cake to you... but to me, it was glorious, a glorious destruction I was prepared to die for.“
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sometimes memories never leave your bones but, become part of who you are.
- a.zlatar
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