Drawing installation, drawing and watercolour on paper, 56 × 8 inches, 2019
The central focus of Really Fresh is to question the act of chopping and its connection to violence within a specific context. Through this piece, Ohida explores the metaphorical reality of recurring domestic violence, symbolically represented by the erosion of vegetables. The gradual deterioration of the vegetables serves as a metonymic representation of the extensive mutilation experienced by the victims of such violence.
A sequence of female figures whose heads are replaced by vegetables — eggplant, watermelon, tomato, mango — set against a warm golden ground. The repeated act of chopping and carrying functions as a metaphor for domestic violence. The work is also displayed as a folded accordion book.
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