( CNN ) -- When you think about the images typically associated with hunger , a recreation of the Mad Hatter 's tea party from `` Alice in Wonderland '' might not spring to mind . But one Florida nonprofit is using recreated scenes from popular movies , musicals and TV shows to get people talking about poverty and hunger . The Pensacola group Appetite 4 Life provides food to children , the elderly , people with disabilities and terminally ill patients . Looking for an edgy way to raise awareness about poverty and hunger in the local community , the group turned to CNN iReporter James Amerson , a photographer and long-time friend of many of the board members of the nonprofit . Amerson conceptualized the community art project Appetite 4 ART , which combines food with images of iconic films , musicals and TV shows to get people talking about hunger and poverty . Images like Marie Antoinette savagely biting into a blood-red slice of red velvet or Marilyn Monroe trying to hold down a white dress of splashing milk are meant to provoke people to question the message behind them , said Amerson , who served as creative director . `` I want the images to first seem obvious , but then get the viewer to stop and take a second , deeper look to connect the purpose behind the photos , '' he said . Amerson was inspired by the global art project `` Inside Out '' started by Parisian photographer JR , who wanted to get people talking about social issues like poverty , hunger and homelessness through large wall postings . With a grant from the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival , Amerson and a small group of volunteer photographers and models were able to afford the props , food , sets and printing costs needed to create the images of lavish decadence . The shoots took several weeks to organize and produce . They mostly chose scenes from films that already had food in them , but took creative license with the images inspired by `` American Beauty , '' `` Dexter '' and `` The Seven Year Itch . '' The collection is n't intended to portray hunger , he said , but to raise awareness about the organization 's efforts . The pictures will be displayed on the side of the Appetite 4 Life building in early April for four weeks before they travel to local galleries , starting with the Anna Lamar Center for Visual Arts at Pensacola State College . While the images are meant to raise awareness more than money , Appetite 4 Life has received offers from people interested in buying the photos . The organization is considering making the images available to purchase , with all of the proceeds going to support the organization . Bill Shore , founder and CEO of the national hunger nonprofit Share Our Strength , said organizations need to get creative to get people to pay attention to hunger and poverty , perennial issues . `` Data speaks to a person 's mind ; emotion speaks to their heart , '' Shore said . `` Creativity is the bridge between the two . The more creative the communication , the more likely people will notice and be willing to give of themselves . ''
Community art project combines food with iconic film images to start discussion about hunger . CNN iReporter James Amerson conceptualized Appetite 4 ART project with Florida nonprofit . Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos:Food in the United States