the commonplace medium of food in three unique scenarios
an experimental food and design installationin collaboration with kala. and kafe HOSTED AT VENIA STUDIO
07.16.2023
venia studio: harmony hart + brandon wong + christine ko + keeter ly
kala.: avanthi dev
kafe: karisma dev + felix samo
creative concept and design: venia studio + kala. + kafe
creative production: venia studio
food: kala.
furniture + plateware: kafe
photography: harmony hart
studio space: venia studio
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the spatial components of the exhibit challenge building processes as they relate to temporality and material waste. contrary to the common practices of assembly and demolition, the settings and objects within the space have been designed and curated to be regularly assembled, rearranged, and disassembled without negatively impacting the material life cycles.
about the curators:
VENIA Studio is a creative hub for emerging and independent artists to create experiences that educate and impact the viewer. our unique space is dedicated to sharing ideas, fueling curiosity and showcasing the hand-crafted technique of local artisans and designers. the team behind VENIA Collection designed the Studio to be a place created by artists for lovers of the arts. our narrative is to fuse a deep appreciation for craft with the desire for community through our host of programs, events and launches.
kala. explores how food can be used as a medium for positive impact on the self, community, and planet. we take a deep interest in rediscovering our primal, human connection to food in pursuit of nurturing health and positive energy to drastically impact community and planetary resilience. our collaborative events prioritize challenging constructed norms and breaking destructive habits, always viewing how our individual and collective food choices can best act as ecosystem services.
kafe utilizes fine dining as a vehicle for research and design, this project explores the social structural hierarchies resulting from centuries of developmental tendencies of human behavior. we accept fine dining as the ultimate convergence of food and architecture, intended to create an experience that stimulates the senses while executing the principles of gastronomy, here defined as a study of the relationship between food and culture and the practice of producing, preparing and consuming good food. by applying architecture as an agency to study the shaping of human behavior, the project operates at the 1:1 scale, producing physical models that address the effects of cognitive engagement while implementing the design techniques of functionality, material instability, and counter figuration.