Writing Piece 1: Promotional/Marketing Text
Title: Cross Borders of Belonging: Food, Temporality, Art
(I’m still thinking about the title...)
Purpose: A promotional text. Designed to engage audiences, encourage attendance, and clearly communicate the core themes of the exhibition.
Text:Step into a journey of identity, culture, and memory at Cross Borders of Belonging: Food, Temporality, Art, an immersive exhibition set in the unconventional space of a restaurant. This unique showcase takes you across continents, exploring how food, art, and the passing of time shape who we are and where we feel we belong.
From the traditions of Russia to the dreams of Brazil, the cultural exchanges of China, and the community of Germany, each "room" represents a deeply personal and collective story of migration, transformation, and connection. Using a blend of materials - from tactile wood to ephemeral digital prints - the works evoke the fragility of memory and the resilience of identity.
One of the objects of the exhibition is an exclusive culinary creation: a dish that challenges expectations by blurring the lines between art and taste. Combining foie gras and chocolate - two ingredients that evoke the same violet colour in my synaesthetic perception - this dish is presented on a small easel on a plate, inviting viewers to engage with the work not only visually but through taste, creating a truly multi-sensory experience.
Further, I invite guests to join me for a series of intimate dinners. These dinners are more than meals - they are conversations, and opportunities to explore how sharing food transforms our sense of self and our relationships with others.
Join us in this innovative space where art and everyday life converge. Dine, reflect, and experience how food and art speak to the universal human desire to find home, meaning, and belonging.
Opening: [Date & Time]Location: [Restaurant Name, Address]Discover more: [Website/Social Media]
Writing Piece 2: Discursive Creative Dialogue
Title: Cooking as Creation: A Dialogue Between Food and Art
Purpose: A reflective, exploratory text. My process and theoretical underpinnings
Text:The process of making art, for me, is not unlike cooking. Both require a careful balance of intuition and discipline, experimentation and precision. In the kitchen, ingredients are tested, combined, and transformed. In the studio, materials like wood, paint, and polymer clay become carriers of emotion and memory. Some pairings work together harmoniously, others clash, creating tension that pushes me to rethink my approach.
This analogy is at the heart of my current exhibition, Cross Borders of Belonging: Food, Temporality, Art. Food is a universal language, a temporary yet profound expression of culture, identity, and belonging. Like art, it is deeply personal and collective, carrying histories, traditions, and emotions. But what happens when food and art intersect?
The exhibition is a metaphorical home, each room reflecting a chapter in my journey as an artist and individual. Russia is the entrance hall - a grounding force, steeped in tradition. Brazil becomes the oblivion-like extension of this foundation, filled with nostalgia and longing. China is the dining room, representing consumption, exchange, and media influence. Finally, Germany emerges as the living room - a space for communication, community, and hope.
For this exhibition, I wanted to go beyond visual engagement and offer viewers a sensory experience. Together with the chef, we are developing a dish that defies expectations - a combination of foie gras and chocolate that blurs the line between a starter and dessert. This dish is not just food; it’s a canvas, a reflection of my synesthetic perception, where these ingredients evoke the same violet hue. By serving it to diners, we allow the taste to become part of the dialogue, connecting art and the audience in an intimate and visceral way.
The idea of sharing food as a transformative experience is extended further through a series of dinners, where I will join guests to explore how these shared moments reshape identity and foster connection. The dinner table becomes a space for dialogue, reflection, and mutual understanding, echoing the broader themes of the exhibition.
This interplay between food and art, temporality and identity, becomes a way to challenge the familiar and reframe the ordinary. By situating my work in a restaurant, I invite viewers to rethink their relationship with art, with food, and with the spaces where life unfolds. It’s an experiment in pushing boundaries - testing new contexts, fostering dialogue, and inviting unexpected connections.
Through this process, I continue to learn, adapt, and grow. Each viewer brings their own interpretation, enriching the narrative and pushing the boundaries of belonging. Art, like cooking, is never complete - it evolves, transforms, and opens new doors.
Reflection on Process
These two pieces of writing serve distinct yet interconnected purposes. The promotional text aims to attract audiences by clearly outlining the exhibition’s themes and inviting them to engage with its universal ideas. The discursive dialogue, on the other hand, offers a deeper dive into my creative process, drawing connections between theory, practice, and inspiration.
Both pieces required thoughtful consideration of language and tone - balancing accessibility with depth, clarity with nuance.
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