EATING THE LANDSCAPE
(With Lena Breitenborn, Sandra Revuelta at La Rivoluzione Delle Seppie)
"Eating the Landscape" is a collaborative research project involving Lena Breitenborn and Sandra Revuelta Alberto. The project is the result of multiple encounters and collaborations, facilitated through the medium of food. There is no definitive endpoint, nor is it static; instead, continuous discoveries lead to particular revelations. The project encompasses different media, including a recipe calendar, photographs, writings, and events. We spent a month researching with our senses and perceptions. We explored the landscapes surrounding Belmonte Calabro, Italy, as an approach to reflect on the questions that arise. Consequently, more questions arose around the enjoyment of the hunt. We are continuously discovering while gathering wild foods, more than just the thrill of hunting and the promise of some exotic new flavor. To become acquainted with these plants and the uses that have been made of them is to begin to understand a significant portion of our social history. Understanding their history allows us to grasp how intricately food is woven into the entire fabric of social lives.
The project is observational, with an approach closely aligned with ethnographic design (qualitative research) and anthropology. We engaged with the human, the more-than-human, and non-human actors that inhabit the landscape of Belmonte Calabro in southern Italy's Calabria region. By discovering alternative ways of using local resources, the project resulted in an experimental cuisine dinner. We had the opportunity to organize this experimental dinner to conclude "A School of Commons." It provided us with a chance to invite local collaborators and create a dining experience that celebrated and expressed gratitude for the exchange of skills and knowledge.
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(With Lena Breitenborn, Sandra Revuelta at La Rivoluzione Delle Seppie)
"Eating the Landscape" is a collaborative research project involving Lena Breitenborn and Sandra Revuelta Alberto. The project is the result of multiple encounters and collaborations, facilitated through the medium of food. There is no definitive endpoint, nor is it static; instead, continuous discoveries lead to particular revelations. The project encompasses different media, including a recipe calendar, photographs, writings, and events. We spent a month researching with our senses and perceptions. We explored the landscapes surrounding Belmonte Calabro, Italy, as an approach to reflect on the questions that arise. Consequently, more questions arose around the enjoyment of the hunt. We are continuously discovering while gathering wild foods, more than just the thrill of hunting and the promise of some exotic new flavor. To become acquainted with these plants and the uses that have been made of them is to begin to understand a significant portion of our social history. Understanding their history allows us to grasp how intricately food is woven into the entire fabric of social lives.
The project is observational, with an approach closely aligned with ethnographic design (qualitative research) and anthropology. We engaged with the human, the more-than-human, and non-human actors that inhabit the landscape of Belmonte Calabro in southern Italy's Calabria region. By discovering alternative ways of using local resources, the project resulted in an experimental cuisine dinner. We had the opportunity to organize this experimental dinner to conclude "A School of Commons." It provided us with a chance to invite local collaborators and create a dining experience that celebrated and expressed gratitude for the exchange of skills and knowledge.
