Saturday, February 22, 2025; 12-3pm. Get Tickets
Join us for an afternoon of community building, foraging, and food sharing at 500 Capp Street! Please bring a food or spice container and/or recipe with personal, cultural, or ancestral meaning.
The afternoon begins with refreshments served in the dining room. At 12:30 PM, Minoosh Zomorodinia will lead a one-hour guided neighborhood walk, sharing observations from her residency at 500 Capp Street. Please wear comfortable shoes and clothes for walking outside.
After the walk, participants can contribute to two exhibition altars: the Earth Altar and the Fire Altar. The Earth Altar is for food containers with personal, cultural, or ancestral meaning. The Fire Altar welcomes spice containers or recipes for favorite dishes. These offerings will become part of the altars, creating a communal archive of nourishment and survival.
Following the offerings, we will engage in a collective discussion, sharing the stories behind our chosen containers and exploring the politics of food production and access. We’ll consider how nourishment connects us to ecology, migration, and justice, reflecting on the following questions:
- How does food connect us to place, memory, and culture?
- What unseen forces shape the foods we eat and connect us?
- How much information do we have about the ingredients we use?
- Do you know where your food comes from?
- What are your favorite foods, spices, and smells?
- How can exploring the histories, politics, and connections behind food deepen our understanding of interconnectedness?