This re-imagined food menu — part theory, part practice; part history, part future — is published in the context of Montag Modus’ 2023 “archives of futures III” programme which took the form of a performative dinner hosted by Tanzfabrik Berlin (October, 2023). Departing from the intersection of Eastern Europe’s many pasts and futures, “Feast of Futures: Easternfuturism in Art, Food, and Gathering” explores the possibilities of an interlaced narrative space, examined through the means of sharing food and stories.
A journey into Eastern Europe’s futures unfolds through a three-course dinner featuring regional cuisine and family recipes paired with food, spirits, games, and an artistic programme. The condition of Easternfuturism is approached through the lens of second-hand memories and newly born hopes, navigating identities in-flux and the complexities of postcommunist diasporas, with the purpose of reclaiming Eastern Europe as a space whose future is yet to be articulated.
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CURATORS Léna Szirmay-Kalos and Kasia Wolińska EDITORS Petre Mogoș and Laura Naum GRAPHIC DESIGNER Adrienn Császár
CONTRIBUTORS Anna Tokareva, miha brebenel, Otucha Collective, Petre Mogoș, Márk Fridvalszki, Kasia Wolińska, Léna Szirmay-Kalos, Laura Naum
ARCHIVAL IMAGES Wikimedia Commons, Fortepan, Family cookbooks of Kasia Wolińska and Léna Szirmay-Kalos, Wellcome collection, ETH Bibliothek
COVER IMAGE Zoomed-in pickled cucumber (Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons)
TYPEFACES Oswald, Fleck, Xanh Mono RISO PRINTER Palpabil Studio, Bucharest EVENT PRODUCER Magda Garlińska
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“Montag Modus: archive of futures III” is a production by the MMpraxis curatorial platform in collaboration with Tanzfabrik Berlin; funded by the Berlin Senate for Culture and Europe and supported by Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media within the programme NEUSTART KULTUR.