Compost as Superfood explores the production of human-made, earth-like substances meant especially for voluntary ingestion by humans. The act of making compost plays into the engagement with recreating healthy soil that is sufficient in nutrients and minerals. This project delves into the ingestion of compost as a means to understand its properties and potential benefits for human health and environmental balance.
Compost as Superfood, photo: Platfrom Dis
Compost as Superfood, photo: masharu
By bridging art with scientific research, masharu studio invites dialogue on how the human relationship with food production and edibility can be re-imagined. During the exhibition, the audience will encounter a multisensory experience featuring displays through images, scientific data and tactile interaction with the compost.
Compost as Superfood aims to discuss the safety around consumption of organic materials and the complexity of cultural understanding, spatial awareness, environmental awareness and personal desires surrounding this.
Bio
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Photo: Mathias Krogsøemasharu studio
NL
Dr. masharu (they/them) is an earth eater, an earth lover, and a founder of the Museum of Edible Earth. They hold a PhD in Mathematics from Eindhoven University of Technology. masharu’s work combines scientific research with personal desires and cultural practices, and addresses relationships between humans and more-than-humans. It has been presented across 30 countries, and received awards, such as Award of Distinction at Prix Ars Electronica and YouFab Global Creative Awards in Japan.
Credits
Project by masharu studio: masharu, Sil Zeigarnik, Sophia Komarov-Reinisch, Yutong Liu, Bao Yuyang, YiXuan Zhu, Abla Hazourli, Olga Ganzha, Sydney Kamer, Despoina Koukouve, Diletta Bisio, Tom Ossendorp, Pan Vanitcharoenthum
Collaborators: Benthe van Wallenburg, Jo Metcalfe, Helen Weeres, Wouter Engelbart, Tuinderij de Volle Grond, Boerderij Eetmeerbosch, Anastasia Bragina, Evy de Nijs, Emma Polman, Kateryna Telyatnikov, Hannes Buchwieser, Heribert Insam, Mbali Marais, Debra Solomon, Rubén Borge, Katja Po, Grigorii Chernenkov, Elisa RodrÃguez
Special thanks: Catinca Tilea, Lucas Evers, Maro Pebo, Anne Vlaanderen
Compost as Superfood is a project by masharu studio (Dr. masharu, Sil Zeigarnik, Sophia Komarov-Reinisch and others). The project is developed with the support of Ars Electronica, European Media Art Platform, Creative Industries Fund NL, Soil Life (Platform DIS and Bodemzicht Foundation) and Waag Futurelab.
This project has been developed and is presented in the context of the EMAP project. EMAP is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
