interview between MOBILE MNSTRY initiator ELLE and artistic researcher Elke Van Campenhout Continue reading “self-interview ELLE”
Tag: anorexic
28.12.2013
Battery 2
Morning.
Even though I didn’t go on total hunger. I feel the effects of eating the restrict amounts very much. I basically dream with food every night, but food is always a bit monstrous and out of proportion in the dreams. Last night I dreamed I was eating myself, my fingers, the corners of it, big pieces… then I got scared and decided to hide the pieces I haven’t eaten yet. Continue reading “28.12.2013”
MENU Anorexic dinner nr.2 (27.12.2013)
MENU
Globalized food ENTREE
Quinoa with exotic fruits and Tarragon in Vinegar
Ingredients from: China, Japan, Chile, Colombia, Spain and Hungary
Potato SOUP from not traceable source
Product packed in Holland and bought in Lidl. Grandmother recipe made with love.
MAIN DISH Microwaved Cheese Burger
Label: Mcennedy, American Way. 95 cent Product
Honest DESERT
Koliva made with Romanian Pearl Barley (locally produced and brought to Belgium by the cook.
BON APPETIT!
Anorexic Dinner n°1 hosted by Rares Craiut – 20/12/2013
INVITATION
for 12 participants
for 12 participantsWhat is an anorexic dinner?
An anorexic dinner is a ceremony for everyone. This ceremony is held to honor what food does in our lives. Texts are read, food is examined and tested and even requests are made.
The main goal of the ceremony is to create a recipe for one: meant to feed one person and at the same time be a manifesto about how modern people can connect with edible nature and regain Life in food, both individually and collectively. Feeding here means making reparation, realignment, feeding the physical and the spiritual all together.
The Recipe in the end should offer a unique opportunity for people to practice their duties as a responsible eater: mindful in relation to self and low impact responsiveness in relation to the others and the planet.
Instructions will be made clear on the spot and we will follow the proceedings of the dinner together step by spent. Food will also be served and it is up to the guests to decide if, what and how much they want to eat.
What you need to bring to an anorexic dinner
· A good mind
· Cup of water
Do’s and Don’ts at an anorexic dinner
· Just remember to dress respectfully. Now is the time to leave your “clever” t-shirts at home.
· Do not consume drugs or alcohol before entering the ceremony.
· Do bring your family and friends.
· Do listen to one another with all of your heart, give respect and welcome everyone.
If you want to join the dinner, please write to hope@bureaudespoir.org
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In the last years Bureau d’Espoir has been looking into different strategies to deal with the loss of control we experience in our relation to food. Global food industry, the implosion of the local food markets, health issues and ethical questions keep us occupied all the time. In response to this feeling of loss of control Bureau d’Espoir has developed Hunger artist and Anorexic strategies.
The anorexic dinners are an invitation to come and take part in the preparation and consummation of a dinner that tries to rethink the logics of our food consumption, and also make this an enjoyable experience.
If you want to join a dinner, please write to hope@bureaudespoir.org
This week at Bureau d’Espoir
Thu,19th of December, 8pm
EVENT: Hope Session Dialogue: public discussion between theatre maker, writer and philosopher Pieter de Buysser and artistic researcher, theater maker and all-round thinker Geert Opsomer, on the subject of hope today, in politics, art, daily rituals and gift strategies.
Fri, 20th of December, 6pm
EVENT: Anorexic Dinner I, hosted by Rares Craiut
The anorexic dinners are an invitation to come and take part in the preparation and consummation of a dinner that tries to rethink the logics of our food consumption, and also make this an enjoyable experience.
If you want to join a dinner, please write to hope@bureaudespoir.org
Sun, 22nd of December 2013, 7pm
EVENT: lecture Samuel Vriezen, the Location of Hope. Samuel Vriezen is a dutch pianist and composer and philosopher and will talk about the location of hope in poetry and music practices.
food & hunger (2012)
FOOD & HUNGER
Marcella.B & Elke Van Campenhout
1) Food and art production
Knowing about food and where our foods come from, or even knowing what exactly it is we are eating, has been the leveller for a new movement of engaged and interested citizens-artists who want to come to an understanding of the different factors that are running the all-encompassing trade of our alimentary products. Talking about global food production, we must come to the conclusion that making ‘healthy’ decisions is an almost impossible task. Faced with the everyday realities of food miles, (the lack of) farmer’s organization or union support, the huge gap in economic power between the industrialized mega-states and the (often poor) production regions, the carbon footprint of global distribution, the non-ecological industrialized farming methods and the subsequent constant production of toxins, the limited range of possibilities of the ‘fair trade’ label etc, we come to the conclusion that eating healthily and taking care of your body does not necessarily mean you are taking care of the community nor the environment. Taking into account the situation of the workers that are producing your food for less than the money they put into their work, as a direct result of the so-called ‘free trade’ (but heavily subsidized) food policies promoted by the strong industrial food powers, it is hard to find your way around the shopping isles of your supermarket. But even the neighborhood shop or farmer’s market is not above suspicion. In the food industry nothing is what it seems. Continue reading “food & hunger (2012)”
