The Preserve Journal with Grace Gloria Denis

The Austrian magazine Preserve Journal collaborates with Belgian artist Grace Gloria Denis to offer “Digesting Degrowth – Care, Commons, Frugal Abundance, and Conviviality”. The project explains how the concept of “degrowth” (a contemporary political, economic and social approach that favors controlled, selective and voluntary reduction of production and consumption, with the goal of establishing balanced relationships between man and nature for sustainable development) can connect and be experienced in relation to food production and consumption. The performative tasting experience will invite visitors to explore, in a creative way, some of the founding principles of this movement: “care”, “nourishment ”, “frugal abundance” and “conviviality”. The menu is created in collaboration with Claire Staroccia and Dan Gibeon from Rito Pane in Stiffe, Abruzzo.

Taste experience curated by Grace Gloria Denis
Care
9:30am – 11:30am
Menu: bread, honey, tahini, salt
Participatory gesture: preparation of lemon posset and barley water

Community
11:30am – 1:30pm
Menu: laminated pasta with foraged wild herbs
Participatory gesture: preparation of the pasta

Frugal Abundance
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Menu: lemon and wild herb posset 
Drinks: barley water from Carnaroli rice and Piedmontese hazelnuts 
Participatory gesture: preparation of the leaves for the dolmades

Conviviality
3:15pm – 5:30pm
Menu: dolmades with Carnaroli rice
Drinks: selection of natural wines
Participatory gesture: preparation of the dolmades

In line with the principles of the project, these activities will engage local farmers who, through their important work of regeneration and care, challenge and resist the dominant model of growth for its own sake. Food will be served in containers made from biodegradable materials. To raise visitors’ awareness and help them better understand the concept of degrowth, a booklet created by the magazine will be distributed.
The Preserve Journal is dedicated to observing and showcasing sustainable, resilient and responsible food culture. The magazine was founded in 2018, out of the desire to take part in the environmental debate through the lens of food, to create a place where, together, we can imagine a “different” and fair food culture. The magazine strives to be an activist and transformative storytelling platform.

Food design Arena, Pavilions 2 - 4