Frontiers of Commoning, with David Bollier
Cooking Sections Serves Up Art, Eco-Activism & Local Food
May 1, 2024
Alon Schwabe and Daniel Fernández Pascual, the artistic duo, blend art and activism to explore local ecosystems, capitalism, and food. They discuss the impact of modern diets on global landscapes and work towards reinventing local foodways through commoning. Topics include the ecological harm of salmon farming, intertidal cohabitation projects, and community-based solar initiatives.
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- Cooking Sections blend art with activism to reimagine local foodways and challenge harmful industrial practices.
- Their ClimaVore project aims to replace industrial salmon farming with intertidal commons, engaging various stakeholders for ecological innovation.
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Exploring Food, Art, and Activism
Alon Schwab and Danielle Fernandez Pasquel, known as Cooking Sections, blend art with activism, focusing on food as a tool to understand landscapes, economic structures, and supply chains. They explore how food forms alliances with various stakeholders - scientists, fisherfolk, farmers - to reimagine ecosystems and promote ecological relations.
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