Making Work Visible

“S.N.A.P. Mom” represents millions of working mothers in America who live with food insecurity. She is depicted similarly to the Hindu deity, Katyayini, to whom the strength to fight all disease, sorrow and fear is attributed. S.N.A.P. Mom, in comparison, suffers from severely compromised resources: where Katyayini carries a sword, S.N.A.P. Mom defends herself with four dollar bills the amount of money the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides for her to feed herself and her family each day; where Katyayini holds a lotus, S.N.A.P. Mom has only a moldy peach, representative of American food deserts where purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables is nearly impossible. The lion that our heroine rides is depicted as overweight and lethargic reminder of the close relationship between obesity and malnutrition.