In this delicate dance of decay and conservation, food hardens and shifts, revealing not only its physical substance but a cultural imprint—an unspoken testament of agricultural landscapes, human touch, and collective memory. Mummification becomes a futile attempt to arrest the inevitable, with each preserved specimen testifying to our human desire to resist impermanence.

Here, the museum becomes a temple of preservation, extending its sacred duty to safeguard not just artifacts, but culinary heritage. The work invites viewers to witness the ephemeral journey of sustenance: from raw potential to momentary form, then dissolving, leaving behind only memory and meaning.

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Presented at the Broad museum at April 2025

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