Early Herbs And Ballads - An evening inspired by the regional landscape
Dom Pracy Twórczej Muchomorek, Kamionki, PL
The event was a gathering where we talked about the local landscape, its distinctive nature and the connotations associated with it. The starting point was early spring herbs, from which I served dinner. The meeting took place in mid-April in the Central Sudetenland, when herbs such as nettle, goutweed and wild garlic are popular. The meeting around the table marked the beginning of considerations related to the terrain and the land, circling the question of dependence and coexistence with the local ecosystem. It was also relevant to talk about the status of the herbs from which the dinner was prepared, commonly considered weeds burdened with a class stigma, causing shame and indicating lowly origins. Then moving on to more emotional and symbolic connections, together with participants we arranged a poem from our notes describing the local landscape.
Photos: Tomáš Roček
The project was supported by Visegrad Funds
Dom Pracy Twórczej Muchomorek, Kamionki, PL
The event was a gathering where we talked about the local landscape, its distinctive nature and the connotations associated with it. The starting point was early spring herbs, from which I served dinner. The meeting took place in mid-April in the Central Sudetenland, when herbs such as nettle, goutweed and wild garlic are popular. The meeting around the table marked the beginning of considerations related to the terrain and the land, circling the question of dependence and coexistence with the local ecosystem. It was also relevant to talk about the status of the herbs from which the dinner was prepared, commonly considered weeds burdened with a class stigma, causing shame and indicating lowly origins. Then moving on to more emotional and symbolic connections, together with participants we arranged a poem from our notes describing the local landscape.
Photos: Tomáš Roček
The project was supported by Visegrad Funds