We were tasked with imagining a solo show that would bring together a set of our projects in order to create a larger and resonant story about food systems, taste, place & change. Our projects are usually created in relation to a specific site and audience, and some amount of work is necessary to draw together the different geographies and communities represented in the works to create a synthesized and coherent narrative.
We Wrote:
The exhibition theme “DATABASES OF TASTE” explores the ways that computers and the internet have impacted our work in creative food futuring. How can data driven systems and recombinatorial approaches to food culture open up new possibilities or ignite unexpected food futures that are grounded in material reality?
Genomic Gastronomy is an art collective based in Amsterdam & Porto that has created work about food, ecology & technology for the last 15 years. We would like to prepare for a solo exhibition called DATABASES OF TASTE.
This is a chance to assemble and refine a set of artworks and archival materials with shared themes, completed during the last decade, in preparation for a gallery exhibition. We will use our studio time to make connections between the work through reflective writing, reprinting materials, updating our website and refurbishing the artworks.
In addition to the work within our studio in Amsterdam, we will invite one critic and one curator for studio visits to gather feedback and insights on how this set of works can be brought together to be more than the sum of its parts.
Anyone have the resources to liberate our work week to do this work, or the space to host an exhibition? 🙂 Get in touch: info@genomicgastronomy.com
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Our previous projects that we would include in this process are:
MOCK WILD (2023-ongoing)
EYES ON THE FIELD (2024-ongoing)
TERROIR THAT TRAVELS (2023-2025)
NEW NATIONAL DISH (2016-2023)
LOCI FOOD LAB (2014-2019)
SPICE MIX SUPER COMPUTER (2012-2015)
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