Aardperensoep
Pretzel programma propedeuse - januari 2025
As part of Project Wilgenvrouwen, Beatrice Pittman and I led a guest session with first-year art students, exploring how artistic practice can extend beyond conventional formats. Together, we prepared the harvested Jerusalem artichokes from the garden into a communal soup in a large cauldron over an open fire. The activity was framed by a simple altar, and we collectively set the table, creating a shared, attentive space for preparation and nourishment.
The session became both a practical and conceptual exploration: cooking and sharing food as a form of relational, embodied practice, and as a way to reflect on how art can unfold outside traditional gallery or studio settings. By engaging in these tactile acts together — harvesting, cooking over the fire, setting the table, and eating — students experienced art as a process of care, collaboration, and ritual.
The exercise opened a dialogue about the boundaries of artistic practice, inviting participants to consider how simple, shared acts in nature and community can themselves be a form of creative and meaningful expression.
