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Painting, sculpture, printmaking, film and photography come together this year in an exhibition that captures the vibrant essence of Oaxaca and its relationship to cactus and edible insects in Cactus & Creatures. The exhibition features artwork by nineteen young emerging and established artists from both the UK and Mexico, hosted by ‘First Foods Residency’ a reciprocal, residency-based initiative for UK and Mexican artists responding to the integrity of native foods: corn, cacao, cactus, milk and honey. |
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The exhibition features artists such as Stephen Chambers RA, Guillermo Olguin, Ross Fraser Mclean and Malo Farfan to name a few, and will be showing at The Koppel Project Hive in Holborn and The Koppel Project Baker Street from the 6th of October to the 4th of November 2017. The UK/MEX comparison affords the perfect platform for the First Food Residency project. The UK has a highly industrialised and processed food industry, distant from food cultivation, production, and even preparation, whereas Mexico in many parts of the country (particularly in rural areas) retains a ritualistic and life-affirming engagement with food and nature. These are the topics that inspire and lead the artwork of Cactus & Creatures. When? Where? The Koppel Project Hive The Koppel Project Web page |
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Exhibition ‘Cactus & Creatures’ by First Food Residency
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