The Installation Holy Sasa - GFB was inspired by the local food culture of Indonesia. Wandering through the shelfs of colorful plastic kitchen wears and markets with single package units it dashed a strong contrast to the rich food culture of Indonesia. As an emblematic sign of how turbo capitalism has changed aesthetics and practices of daily life.
Producing your own food reflects the desire to counter the alienation that we experience every day in the supermarket: The products presented speak of appearance and superficiality, it is hardly possible for consumers to see through the production conditions and ingredients in a product. It seems to be an elementary human need to increasingly appropriate food production and thereby empower oneself.
Text excerpt: Maya Minder in conversation with Eva-Maria Knüsel, June 2018, Sozial Fermentation, Publication: Kunsthaus Langenthal
[sic] Sasa = is a brand name for a Monosodium Glutamate product (MSG) in Indonesia, and is also considered the everyday name for it. Monosodium glutamates are synthetically produced in the industry as an additive, they occur naturally in fermented products such as cheese, salami, miso, wine, or in other words they are the flavour carrier of umami.
Part of the Exhibition "I am Flowers, I am Animals" 29.8.-11.11.2018, Kunsthaus Langenthal.
This work was created as a part of the research "Food - Liveliness in our Commons". Resideny at Lifepatch - Citzien Science and Art Initiative during Mai - August 2018, Yogyakarta, Indonesien.
In collaboration with Adhari Donara, Andreas Siagian.
Friendly supported by Pro Helvetia and Kunsthaus Langenthal.
