Beyond Bowties & Bean Pies: A Material Analytic Approach to Eating & Meaning-making in the Nation of Islam

Christopher Joshua Benton is an American artist based in Abu Dhabi and Cambridge, working in artistic research and installation. Inspired by his 9 years living in the UAE, Christopher investigates systems of labor and traces of the homeland in diasporic communities. He is a master's candidate in Art, Culture, and Technology at MIT through the generous support of the Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation