A contemplative lecture-performance centred on Xôi, steamed sticky rice, explores food as a vessel of memory, knowledge, cultural heritage and the connections that bind us.
A contemplative lecture-performance centered around Xôi – steamed sticky rice. The artist invites the audience into a moment of stillness, shared taste, and collective storytelling — exploring food as a vessel of memory and knowledge, cultural practices passed down through generations, and the circular connections that bind us together.
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This event takes place as part of «Culinary Infrastructures». Before the performance, the talk Geschmackserinnerungen: Essen als Verbindung with Oliwia Hälterlein, Sarina Tharayil, Yariliza Rickenbacher & Arleny Stegmaier will take place.
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Thi My Lien Nguyen (b. 1995) is a Vietnamese-born artist and photographer. Her multidisciplinary practice combines photography, printmaking, moving image, performance, and culinary activations to explore memory, materiality, migration, and belonging. Food serves as both a medium and a space for reflection on diasporic experiences and personal narratives. She is part of the curatorial team at Les Complices* in Zurich and has exhibited her work at Kunstmuseum Thurgau, Athens Photo Festival, and Biennale Sesc_Videobrasil, among others.
