Ouvrage collectif basé sur la quatrième édition de Convivial Tables, un projet de recherche sur le terrain commandé par TBA21–Academy for Ocean Space, consacré à l'exploration des relations entre l'alimentation et l'écologie, et l'impact de nos pratiques quotidiennes sur les étendues d'eau.
Amalgama is the outcome of the fourth edition of Convivial Tables, a field-based research project commissioned by TBA21–Academy for Ocean Space, dedicated to exploring the relationships between food and ecology, and their impact on bodies of water.
Curated by Chiara Famengo with Barena Bianca and Tocia! Cucina e comunità—the curatorial board of Convivial Tables IV: Shifting Landscapes—the book revisits and deepens the conversations that shaped the program. Through different methodological and disciplinary perspectives, Amalgama is grounded in the belief that, in the face of a constantly changing landscape—shaped by human activity and climate change – it is necessary to reconsider our daily practices. The act of "amalgamating" becomes an opening gesture: integrating what might appear foreign to our traditions in order to consciously inhabit ongoing transformations. In the lagoon environment, seaweed emerges as a symbol of these shifts. As highlighted in the volume, seaweed is "a consequence, not a problem" to be reinterpreted as a resource capable of nourishing crops, tables, and bodies. The contributions—both visual and textual – weave together local knowledge and contemporary visions, suggesting new forms of cultural adaptation to a constantly transforming environment and to climate change.
Edité par Chiara Famengo.
Textes de Chiara Famengo, Fulvia Larena, Fabio Cavallari, Pietro Consolandi, Marco Bravetti, Enrico Sambo, Bruno La Rocca, Devy Chinazzi, Emi Bio Lab, Viviana Cescati.
Photographies de Giacomo Bianco, illustrations de Ginevra Dolcemare.
