10.02.12 - 06.04.12
EDIBLE : THE TASTE OF THINGS TO COME
Who knew that a forkful of food could have such a far reaching effect? Science Gallery’s first foray into food, EDIBLE, tackles this vast topic from the perspective of the eater, probing how our actions as eaters shape what is sown, grown, harvested and consumed.
Curators
Cat Kramer -Researcher, Artists, designer and curator of Edible in Science Gallery Dublin 2012
Zack Denfeld - Researcher, Artists, designer and curator of Edible in Science Gallery Dublin 2012
Highlights
Exhibits
In Norfolk, roadkill is distinctly gamy. There is also a strong tradition of hunting and poaching….
The exchange of preserves and recipes forms a dense and highly articulated social network of information exchange…
This cabinet of curiosity is a collection of edible seaweeds commercially available in Ireland.
Our taste for pig products has led them to become one of the most numerous large mammals on the planet
Indonesia has experienced an increase in homebrewed and black-market alcoholic drinks.
Invasive species are flora and fauna whose introduction into a habitat disrupts the native eco-system…
A web-based cooking show that demonstrates how simple kitchen chemistry can be used to learn about cutting edge biotechnology.
Food Lab provides a flavour of the biochemical processes involved in human gustation, consumption and digestion.
Disaster Pharming is a kit designed for conducting bioprospecting excursions at nuclear disaster sites.
Cheese Combinatorics provides a playful way to explore how cheeses are constituted by elements such as milk, rennet, flavour, texture and treatment.
What if we could create new ingredients from familiar foods without changing their chemistry?
Recipes (full recipes available in catalogue)
BLACK BEAN & KIMCHI QUESADILLA
SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE STUDIO USA
CARROT & SEA SPAGHETTI SALAD
PRANNIE RHATIGAN , IRISH SEAWEED KITCHEN
CHICKEN-FRIED HEN OF THE WOODS
SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE STUDIO
CORN COB & TORTILLA SOUP WITH HUITLACOCHE [AKA CORN SMUT]
SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE STUDIO USA
COUNTERFEIT FOOD
GUINNESS & GREY SQUIRREL STEW
ANONYMOUS
PISTACHIO GELATO
MODERNIST CUISINE USA
TOASTED RICE POWDER PILL & SUPER FOOD SALAD
THE CENTER FOR GENOMIC GASTRONOMY & SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE STUDIO USA/NORWAY & USA
VEGAN & ALLERGEN FREE* CUSTARD & RASPBERRY TARTLETS
AUREA CONROY, IRELAND
VEGAN ORTOLAN
THE CENTER FOR GENOMIC GASTRONOMY & SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE STUDIO USA/NORWAY & USA