THE FOOD SEEN

Episode 162: Tara Sellios, Tableau Photographer

Episode Summary

Artist Tara Sellios takes hauntingly beautiful still life photographs of animals and their meat, seafood and their shells, ripe fruit and spilled wine. Raised in the North Shore of Massachusetts by a Greek family, she grew up with visions of a lamb roasting on a spit. She now sets up large format tableaus, grander than her familys dinner table, deep-seated with emotion. Dont miss this weeks episode of THE FOOD SEEN! This program has been brought to you by Whole Foods. Music provided by Cookies.

Episode Notes

Artist Tara Sellios takes hauntingly beautiful still life photographs of animals and their meat, seafood and their shells, ripe fruit and spilled wine. Raised in the North Shore of Massachusetts by a Greek family, she grew up with visions of a lamb roasting on a spit. She now sets up large format tableaus, grander than her family’s dinner table, deep-seated with emotion. Don’t miss this week’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN! This program has been brought to you by Whole Foods. Music provided by Cookies.

photos by Tara Sellios

“Photography doesn’t have to be just snapshots of people or documentary photographs- it can be whatever you want it to be.” [4:50]

“The food, wine, and objects I use are my medium, and everything else is separate.” [15:05]

Tara Sellios on THE FOOD SEEN