「《餐桌上的藝術家》：近未來的生態思辨」關注以烹飪、食譜出版為方法的當代藝術創作，將以當代藝術與自然生態、道德議題、移（遺）民文化等議題之交匯地帶出發，並以荷蘭為基地，探討全球化文化中，食譜設計及飲食文化展現之一地風土（terrior）、政經歷史脈絡、生態變遷及科學性思辨。並依此主題邀請臺灣及國際藝術家參與展覽、書展、新書發表會、野餐工作坊等活動。並藉由飲食行動和文化實踐，拓展臺灣與荷蘭的國際當代藝術交流面向。
An Artist’s Guide to the Culinary focuses on contemporary artistic practices of cookbook publishing. Taking the Netherlands as its point of departure, the project delves into the manifestation of environmental conditions, socio-economic and historical contexts, ecological change, and scientific speculation in cookbooks and artist-run culinary culture.
Amidst the growing international interest in (South-) East Asian art collectives and the prolonged lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, community-oriented art practice through collective cooking and eating has surged. This approach has brought a resurgence of food in art, after still-life painting in the 17th and 18th centuries and the radical art movements of the 1960s. In addition to collective cooking and eating, publishing cookbooks is also an alternative way of integrating artistic practices with everyday life.
This project, led by curator Yen-Ting Kuan and Limestone Books, will take place as a book fair, exhibition, book launch and picnic & talk. Participating artists and speakers are Jonas Palekas, Pei-Ying Lin, Walking Grass Agriculture, Eben Kirksey and Tzu-Tung Lee.
Date: 26 August- 11 September
Venue: Limestone Books, Grote Gracht 63, 6211 ST, Maastricht
Sunday Picnic: A Taste of Virus
Since 2055, viruses have become an important part of our everyday food culture. Those born before 2015 may still remember the fear of the natural order that coronavirus has brought us, but now we know such fear is also irresistibly tasty. Viruses that were once exclusive to research and medical purposes are now constitutive to our natural habitat, and the care we can bring to ourselves. This is the first cookbook for viruses of its kind, with recipes people could have already enjoyed many decades ago. It is an illustrated guide that showcases how the everchanging ingredients keep on sparking our taste.
In the picnic, bio-artist Pei-Ying Lin will collaborate with chef and food artist Jonas Palekas based on the concept of Pei-Ying’s newly published “Virophilia - The 2070 revised edition of the Postnatural Cookbook.” You may be wondering: can viruses be tasty? Is eating viruses contagious? Is it even deadly? Together with cultural anthropologist Eben Kirksey and artist Tzu-Tung Lee, they are going to unravel and destigmatize the myth of the virus and explore with the audience a new perspective on the human-virus relationship in the historic and picturesque Frontenpark in Maastricht.
