BEE THE TASTE

BEE will be showing in San Fransisco at TASTE 2009, an event curated by Sarah Klein and Root Division. Opening: Saturday, April 11 from 7-10 pm. The show will run till the 23rd when Root Division will host a unique and sumptuous evening celebrating the beauty of art & food in San Francisco. TASTE 2009 will feature 8-10 acclaimed local chefs, 16 visual artists, and live tunes by Eggplant Casino, for a night of inspired food, drink, art, & music.

MIXED GREENS

Alchemy will be screening at: Mixedgreens - a selection of food-themed films from Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival on the 27th of March at 6:45pm, Gardiner Museum, Toronto.

ALCHEMY AT MoMA NEW YORK

Panel discussion after screening at MoMA with curator Candida Paltiel and Catherine Van Campen.

Alchemy screened on the 20th of February at MoMA in duo with Eternal Mash by Catherine van Campen (http://www.zuidenwind.nl/films/?taal=en&id=69). The films complemented eachother very well, both dealing with the poetry of life and the dying connection between nature and culture. New Yorkers make great and observant audiences with poignant questions. The response was constructive and delightful! Thanks to curator Sally Berger and Candida Paltiel for a great event.
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/660

BIOTECH ART MASTERCLASS

BIOTECH ART MASTERCLASS
Organized by i/o/lab and run by SymbioticA’s director, Oron Catts and laboratory research scientist Katharine Adcroft.
Stavanger, November 2008

I participated in the intensive four day workshop dealing with hands on exploration of biological technologies and issues stemming from their use. The practical components included DNA extraction and fingerprinting, genetic engineering, plant and animal tissue culture and basic tissue engineering techniques. These tools of modern biology were demonstrated and performed through artistic engagement, which in turn opened discussion about the broader philosophical and ethical implications into the extent of human intervention with other living things. Emphasis was placed on developing critical thought, ethical issues and cross-disciplinary experimentation in art.

Broadcast on national TV - Culturenews
http://www1.nrk.no/nett-tv/indeks/151457

Documentation on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/iolabmedia

Reportage in Billedkunst (Art magazine – in Norwegian only)
http://www.billedkunstmag.no/Content.aspx?contentId=1507

ALCHEMY AWARDED JURY PRICE

Alchemy was awarded the jury price at the exhibition Nordnorsk Kunstutstilling. The show opened in Bodø on Saturday the 17th and will be touring to various places in Northern Norway.

http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nordland/1.6431708
http://www.an.no/kultur/article4051629.ece
http://www.bodokunst.no/?a_id=720&PHPSESSID=5f2e6780acdf3efacb533dbe455a7e63
w.ab24.no/default.asp?page=5349&item=37766,1&lang=1

ALCHEMY TO NEW YORK

Alchemy has been selected to show at MoMA, New York during Documentary Fortnight 2009.
Friday, February 20, 2009, 6:00 p.m., Theater 1, T1
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/660

See also the blog for Alchemy on: http://poeticsofbread.blogspot.com/

ALCHEMY IN TORONTO

Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival, Toronto, October 2008
http://planetinfocus.bside.com/2008/films

"A poetic evocation on the alchemy of bread brings the act of baking the most basic of staples, into a high art form. Here nature and human culture collude. Hands pounding, mixing, kneading and stretching, reveal the choreographed rhythms and movements of bread making. Alchemy is a beautifully executed and lyrical film about an activity once ubiquitous in almost every household."

See also the blog for Alchemy on: http://poeticsofbread.blogspot.com/