FREE ENTRY / Science Gallery International - Calorie: Through Your Eyes

 A calorie is a measure of energy. It flickers in the heat of a kitchen, moves through the hands that knead and stir, in the sweat of labour across fields. It hums through the rhythm of cooking, the glow of a ripe fruit and the satisfaction of a shared meal—the everyday moments when energy becomes memory. You can sense it in the smell of your grandmother’s curry winding through your home, in the clang of vessels, the murmur of a market, the gleam of oil catching light in a hot pan—all traces of energy, held and released. 

At its simplest, a calorie is nourishment. It represents the energy our bodies need to grow, move and think. Behind every ingredient and every meal lies a story of nutrition; of how food sustains us and how access, culture and choice shape what we eat. 

CALORIE: Through Your Eyes invites young photographers (between the age of 18-30) from around the world to tell the story of food through their lens—the way it grows, moves through hands and kitchens, fills plates and sometimes goes to waste. Selected participants will be mentored by an established photographer and their works will be featured in our upcoming food festival, Namma Oota.