Filed under: 2/5, Art, Bread, Design, Food, Making of, Pictures | Tags: culture, education, event, exhibition, experimental, food, participatory, process, stitching
Finally, I got those pictures uploaded. With all the different platforms where I am putting pictures I sometimes just miss one. Thanks to that person who reminded me. Enjoy on picasa (become my favourite and you will always be informed automatically- some more annoying spam), and on Facebook (become a fan of the 5-project, same thing, only more spam on Facebook!). :P
Filed under: 2/5, Art, Bread, Design, Food | Tags: activism, bread, education, event, experimental, food, participatory, semi public
Tonight was the finalizing event of the 2/5 installation, an experimental harvest dinner. So, for first course: cress, second: cress, dessert: cress? Well, the food was simple, ingredients inspired by season, place, and roots, and very symbolic. Won’t loose too many words about it, just let your imagination go. It involved apples from the earth and from the sky.
I had asked people to bring their favourite bread and salt with them. The soup was unsalted, so those two ingredients made it enjoyable. We had rye bread and crisp bread from Avikainen bakery, Samsara rye bread, hole rye-bread from Leipä Aitta, and a Fazer Country Loaf. The crowd was mixed, with people even joining last minute, the atmosphere beautiful, the discussion inspiring. Everybody in the round of 12 people introduced oneself and talked about his growth, his background, his studies, his aspirations. 3 teachers from Environmental Art and Art Education, 9 students from Industrial Design, Ceramics, Textiles, Fine Arts, Applied Art & Design, Environmental Art, and Art Ed. 2 hrs of the talks are videotaped and ready to be edited for a final video. Looking forward to that! And: the idea to have more open dinners with discussions amongst students and teachers across departments in the exact same location came up… – me like!
Potato soup with… cress, homegrown!
Oven apple with lingonberries and vanilla sauce
Thanks to all you people who came, ate, thought, talked, and helped!
Filed under: 2/5, Art, Design, Food, Making of | Tags: exhibition, experimental, food, gardening, slow
Yes! I did a beautiful autumn walk to school and what expects me there – the green explosion I was hoping for! :) Just got done with preparing the edibles for tomorrow night. Smells good here… Tomorrow will be the last day of the installation, ending in the small experimental dinner with signed-up people, and the dismantling of the exhibition afterwards/meanwhile.
Filed under: 2/5, Art, Design, Food | Tags: education, exhibition, experimental, food, slow
Photo by Daniel Milligan
This really is quite an experiment. Why do those seeds closer to the edges grow like fanatics whilst those in the middle don’t? Or those closer to the elevators do not really get started whilst those next to the TV screen seem to really enjoy themselves? A biologist friend of mine said it could relate to the different treatments against fungus of the various kinds of cottons that I have used underneath the tablecloth. Or the water pooling in the middle and making it too moist. Anyway, something is growing, some slower, others quicker, and that is very satisfying.
Filed under: 2/5, Art, Design, Handicraft, Making of | Tags: education, event, experimental, handicraft, participatory, slow, stitching
Finally, I managed to upload some of the many pictures taken during the stitching night. Enjoy!
Filed under: 2/5, Art, Design | Tags: education, exhibition, experimental, food, gardening, slow
After only 2 days, there is already some green to be seen! I am expecting a green explosion on Monday… (or at least, I am hoping for one).
Since the sign-up list for the Monday night experimental dinner is not accessible over the weekend (unless you are a workaholic Taik-student who works at school during weekends ;)), you can also sign up by sending me an email to: katharina.moebus@aalto.fi. So far, I had about 6/12 people on the list (which was around noon). By Sunday, I will send closer information to those who wish to participate. Hope to see you!
Filed under: 2/5, Art, Design | Tags: culture, education, event, exhibition, slow
Little sprouts everywhere! After only one night, the cress seeds already started sprouting. It is amazing to see the process come along so quickly. At first sight, they just seem to be brown sprinkles on a once white tablecloth, but if you take a closer look, you can see something happening. Today, I also put up the list for the experimental dinner (which is on Monday afternoon 27.09., not tomorrow night, as I accidentally put in my last post!). So please, sign up if you want to discuss about art, design, life, and utopias with others involved with learning, teaching or working in the field…
… and stay tuned for day 3 :)
Filed under: 2/5, Art, Bread, Design | Tags: bread, culture, education, event, exhibition, experimental, gardening, slow
Another day of change for the installation – today, I sew the four old bedsheets together to one big huge tablecloth, and sowed cress seeds on top of it. Now, watering time has started. The seeds start to sprout already after one or two days, so if you want to see the process, come check it out regularly. The growing process will also be documented regularly.
Last week, I have given out personal invitations to professors from the school for the final ‘harvest dinner’ (date: 27.09.2010, 4 pm), but it seems like most of them are too busy to attend. I will start to put up a list for interested people who are either studying, working, or anyhow involved with Taik nex to the exhibition. First 12 people get in!
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