Diet Plan for the Western Man

Can nationalism hijack food? Is a food system a system of oppression? Do we choose what we eat or does our food choose us? What is the role of food in emphasizing difference and otherness?

"Diet plan for the Western man" is a performative lecture where the symbolic is ingested while meanings are digested.

With the help of pop culture, art, history, anthropology, ethical dilemmas, and intricate histories will work through issues related to the symbolic functions of food, its place within cultural practices and the ethics of eating.

The centerpiece of the show is a distorted table which doubles as both stage and surface to eat. The table has different heights and a winding shape, around which an audience of 32 people is sitting in uncomfortable stools very close to each other in a reversing of the traditional dining experience.

During the performance the audience is treated to six small bizarre foods created specifically for the occasion by a Michelin Star chef, which are used to highlight and emphasize the issues at stake.