Food for Thought: Exploring the Consequences of Abundance and Waste deals with the subject of food waste and consumer culture through contemporary art.
”Each year, an estimated one third of all food produced – equivalent to 1.3 billion tonnes worth around $1 trillion – ends up rotting in the bins of consumers and retailers, or spoiling due to poor transportation and harvesting practices.” -UN Sustainable development goals, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
The exhibition puts together a diverse set of mediums including photography, video, installation, sculpture, painting and audio.
”Each year, an estimated one third of all food produced – equivalent to 1.3 billion tonnes worth around $1 trillion – ends up rotting in the bins of consumers and retailers, or spoiling due to poor transportation and harvesting practices.” -UN Sustainable development goals, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
The exhibition puts together a diverse set of mediums including photography, video, installation, sculpture, painting and audio.
Thought-provoking works by contemporary artists from Sweden and beyond shine a light on some of the complex relations between food, health, politics, environment and culture with the ambition to raise awareness and inspire shifts in consumer behaviour.
Featured artists: Alicja Rogalska (PL), Anne Duk Hee Jordan & Pauline Doutreluingne (KR/DE/BE), Bigert & Bergström (SE), Karl Grandin & Gustav Karlsson Frost (SE), Kultivator (SE), Maisie Cousins (GB), Malin Molin (SE), Uli Westphal (DE).
Co-curated by Karolina Aastrup and Jonas Kleerup. Sponsored by Electrolux.
Featured artists: Alicja Rogalska (PL), Anne Duk Hee Jordan & Pauline Doutreluingne (KR/DE/BE), Bigert & Bergström (SE), Karl Grandin & Gustav Karlsson Frost (SE), Kultivator (SE), Maisie Cousins (GB), Malin Molin (SE), Uli Westphal (DE).
Co-curated by Karolina Aastrup and Jonas Kleerup. Sponsored by Electrolux.
