The Invisible Dog Art Center is thrilled to present a dining experience by Frida Foberg as part of Nafas, an exhibition and a festival celebrating the union between food and art.
An individual farm-to-table meal featuring seasonal foods prepared by Swedish artist and architect Frida Foberg, served at her installation “Never Alone”. The guest will be seated by half of a table in-front of a mirror, where they will be served a light yet vibrant 3 course meal to be enjoyed in solitude. The meal takes place in the main gallery, and other visitors are likely to be present at the time of the event.
The cuisine is influenced by Frida’s Scandinavian roots. She works closely with regional and local organic farms, and builds the menu based on what is harvested at the time of the event. Guests can expect the three courses to feature seasonal produce and products, where vegetables are the majority of the meal.
Solitude Dining - the act of eating alone without being lonely. This performative meal is an invitation to make half a table whole, by having a meal with yourself. It provides a moment to be with that one person who is always there. That one person who is carrying around everything you experience. That one person who will never leave.
As much as this is a meal, it is also a performance. It's an act between the person dining and their reflection, an exchange that is only between them. For other visitors of the art center, they can observe this performance taking place, just as any other artwork exhibited.
The installation and performance is part of Frida’s larger body of work around the question “Why are we eating together” - a series on boundaries and expectations, rooted in the fascination of people and individual perception - of patterns and norms and accumulated filters through which we experience ourselves, our context and each other.
Frida Foberg is a Swedish community-oriented artist, architect and educator based in New York. She holds an MA in Architecture from Aarhus School of Architecture. Her work unfolds the space that floats between individuals, their habits, cultures and conditions. By working with spatial elements encouraging interaction and reflection, she poses questions that explore the notion of self and others. Frida works actively with communities and organizations, holding space for the multitude of voices and their interactions. Her work has been exhibited in the 13th and 17th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale Di Venezia - Venice Italy, Arko Art Museum - Seoul Korea, Liljevalchs - Stockholm Sweden, Galeri Subsuelo - Berlin Germany, Grow Up - Toronto Canada, Bowery Ballroom - New York NY, Turn Park Art Space - West Stockbridge MA, Albany Center Gallery - Albany NY, Opalka Gallery - Albany NY and Arts Letters & Numbers - Averill Park NY, and includes collaborations with UNICEF, China Academy of Fine Art, Cooper Union, Big Picture Learning, Art Council Korea, Education Reimagined, Iowa State University, Siena College, Opalka Gallery, National Coalition Building Institute, AHS Theater Ensemble and Youth fx, developing programs and platforms to rethink and expand the field of architecture, education and social awareness.
Reservations are required. Only one person per reservation.
The meal runs for approximately 30 minutes.
Times are as follows:
1:00pm, 1:45pm, 2:30pm, 3:15pm , 4:00pm , 4:45pm, 5:30pm, 6:15pm
Please be extremely punctual.