11:30
Architectural Association School of Architecture
November 5
South West Corner of Bedford Square
For this event, culinary artist Barney Pau has developed an edible response to Ripple Ripple Rippling which explores his personal interpretation of the project.
Barney’s interpretation of the space is one of poignance and reflection; a quietness of something missing, but which was also never really there. These impressions are reflected in his choice of ingredients pertinent to Shigushan village and the installation in Bedford Square; the mindful and timeful processes of fermentation; and the care he has invested into their elaboration.
Throughout this event, Barney will prepare each visitor a bite when they arrive. They will then be invited to take their bite and sit around the dry stone wall house foundation installed on Bedford Square. The intention is to use the food to connect with other people in the space, and with the space itself, to form an intermediate spatial community.
Barney Pau is a creative working across food, art, and writing, who researches into food futures, queering consumption, and foraging and fermenting as social resistance. He believes food, in its ubiquity, transcends language in its communication, using it as medium in his practice. His work has been exhibited internationally and his writing featured in numerous publications. He is also founding editor of Finger Food Magazine, and part of The Gramounce collective.
Image credit: 'Beneath the Pavement, the Marshes' in collaboration with Lemonot for Three Rivers Bexley, by Barney Pau.