For this action, I was paired with Chloe Betts from Utah, United States of America and we shared a culinary experience that resonated with us culturally.
Action-2, which was about a food offering, was something that made think beyond my understanding of what food signifies for people. Expecting to receive a rather savory cuisine recipe from Chloe, I was in fact initially confused when I was given a ritual involving food, which was somewhat uncomfortable for me to do.
But that was the entire point of it.
The ritual was meant to highlight the frustration people with certain illness or disabilities face when they cannot enjoy the fundamental things, like food, something we usually take for granted.
Hands, being the most basic utensil we use in India to eat, are where I chose to restrict my self for 5 hours. Among other everyday tasks, food became a challenge to a point that it stated to manifest as a frustration, later followed by a relief when I eventually freed my hand.
5 hours of restriction, to me was still microscopic, to the frustration of someone having to live through it.