<em>Consume Our Consumption</em>

Consume Our Consumption / Anya Koehne / Annan Zuo / Jiabao Li - Photo: Jiabao Li

Consume Our Consumption

Culinary Adventures in the Pacific Garbage Patch

Anya Koehne (US), Annan Zuo (CN), Jiabao Li (CN)

Are you ready to join the tastiest eco-revolution of the century? A revolution that not only cleanses the Earth of plastic waste, but also tickles your taste buds with gourmet-grade garbage and cleans up the microplastic in your body? Come eat “plastic” with us!

Introducing Plascetamol™, our proudly speculative probiotic made from the poop of the superworm (Zophobas morio)—nature’s very own plastic-chomping hero. After a rigorous process of isolating, identifying, and amplifying the bacteria capable of consuming plastic waste, we’ve turned this worm waste into little digestible miracles. With Plascetamol™, your gut could soon be digesting plastic like a champ!

This event imagines a deliciously dystopian future where plastic waste is recycled not just through bins, but through bellies—ours, yours, and possibly your neighbor’s dog’s. Consumption meets consumption: a loop of chewing, pooping, and saving the planet. Yum. Don’t worry, our “plastic” is 100% food-safe, bio-based, and disappointingly non-toxic. Limited to 25 brave souls. First come, first consumed.

Language //

EN

Max. Participants //

25

  • Jiabao Li

    Jiabao Li is an artist, professor, and founding director of the Ecocentric Future Lab. Her work explores climate change, interspecies co-creation, humane technology, and perception. In her TED Talk, she examined how technology shapes our reality. Her work has shown at MoMA, Venice Biennale, and SIGGRAPH, and she was named Forbes China 30 Under 30.

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