I not too long ago completed studying Marije Vogelzang’s Lick It. For these unfamiliar along with her work, she’s the fairy godmother of meals and consuming design. In her newest guide, she encourages the reader to take pleasure in curated culinary workout routines (her artwork kind) to discover the notion of meals past sustenance into an expression of tradition and want. She exhibits you the way satisfying a seductive relationship together with your meals could be.
Naoto Fukasawa, All Star, 2007 Picture: Hidetoyo Sasaki
Humorous sufficient exploring the connection between meals and seduction is the precise theme of Design Museum Holon’s most up-to-date present FOOD. Working till November 11, 2023, this fascinating showcase delves deep into the intricate and seductive relationship between people and meals, all whereas emphasizing the pivotal position that design performs in shaping this connection.
Picture: Elad Sarig
The museum has devoted its whole area to 3 distinct exhibitions that present fascinating insights into the topic.
Nitsan Mayost, Letters to Ofer, 2022 Picture: Eitan Mottahedeh
Curators Liora Rosin and Dana Benshalom aptly observe, “Our culinary selections outline and form our identification, in our personal eyes and within the eyes of others. You might be what you eat, and typically you’re what others see you eat.”
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Meals seduces us via the sound of a scorching sunny-side-up egg, the aroma of freshly baked bread, the sight of grill marks on seared meat, and the tactile sensation of holding a ripe avocado. Surprisingly, style is the final sense to hitch this seductive dance. The opposite 4 senses – sight, odor, contact, and listening to – play essential roles in kindling want or repulsion for meals.
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From our prehistoric ancestors’ gathering and searching to fashionable processes of enhancement and preservation, meals has formed, seduced, and outlined us. It categorizes us personally, collectively, and socially based mostly on what we devour and the way. For the design world, meals serves as each uncooked materials and image, with designers concerned in numerous phases of meals’s life cycle, responding to modern client tradition. The exhibition is split into three chapters: “Wants and Wishes,” “Attraction and Repulsion,” and “Restraint, Preservation, and Liberation,” all interwoven with the theme of seduction.
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Curated by Lior Hermoni-Gati, this exhibition explores the position of meals coloring and the way imaginative and prescient influences our interpretation of meals colours. It invitations guests to replicate on the cultural context of meals and its style. Shade performs a big position in our notion of style, and this connection has deep roots in human historical past. From hunter-gatherers utilizing shade to determine meals sources to historical Egyptians enhancing the hues of sweets, shade has been a strong instrument in meals seduction.
Picture: Elad Sarig
Right now, daring synthetic colours in meals create expectations of wealthy flavors. Nevertheless, the attention of the hazards related to artificial meals coloring has led to a requirement for pure alternate options. The exhibition questions how dominant shade is in shaping our expectations of taste, analyzing the symbolism and meanings tied to meals colours. It covers all the things from the aesthetics of meals packaging to the importance of colours like crimson, inexperienced, and even black within the context of meals.
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Curated by Talia Janover, this interactive, AI-powered sensory set up explores the way forward for meals. It encourages guests to discover the connection between scent, reminiscence, and the great thing about imperfection. Whereas human wants for meals haven’t modified in over 200,000 years, our relationship with the environment has shifted dramatically. Trendy society typically seeks to overcome nature, ignoring the ecological disaster we now face.
Cloaca Machine by Wim Delvoye, 2012 Picture: Elad Sarig
This exhibit raises questions concerning the cultural and dietary adjustments wanted for our survival. It explores the potential roles of bugs, mushrooms, and seaweed in our diets and the strategies we’d make use of to organize future meals. It additionally dives into the multitude of senses past the standard 5, providing insights into how these senses form our notion of meals.
Picture: Elad Sarig
Intriguing, thought-provoking, and visually beautiful, Design Museum Holon’s present exhibition challenges us to rethink our relationship with meals and its position in shaping our tradition and identification. It invitations us to savor each facet of this intricate connection between meals and design, leaving us with a deeper appreciation for the artistry of the culinary world and its energy to seduce each our palates and our imaginations.
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