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Nomadi

Nomadi

“To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.”

William Blake

 

On the invitation to create an interactive art installation through residency/workshop with Officine Sintetiche Lab (OS Lab) in Turin, my starting point was, surprise surprise, food! Conceptually I wanted to use everyday food ingredients as a prism. I called it NOMADI. A portrait of coffee, rice and wheat, Nomadi, is an homage to migration and culture. I wanted gallery audiences to explore multiple narratives nestled within the grains. To trace journeys and hear stories of people distinct from each other yet connected by three humble seeds. Continue reading Nomadi

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Posted on 4th February 20143rd March 2015Categories Arts, Civic engagement, Ecology, Education, Food, Learning, New TechnologiesTags #art, #cooking, #cultural diversity, #culture, #food, #installation, #migration, ali zaidi, coffee, identity, italy, Officine Sintetiche Lab, PAV, rice, turin, wheat3 Comments on Nomadi
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