Food for thought
Saturday 14 September, 4pm – 5pm.
Registrations are required, click here to book your ticket to the artist talk.
Kitchen Studio can be experienced as an exhibition (Free entry, no registration required) at the following times:
10am – 5pm Monday – Friday | 10am – 12pm Saturdays in September
10am – 4pm Saturdays in October
(Please note, the Gallery is closed on Sundays and Public Holidays)
Kitchen Studio is a place where sculpture, food and ideas are interchangeable and digestible. The rules of hospitality will be broken, and nourishment redefined.
During the day, Kitchen Studio opens its doors to those who are curious to explore the sculptural dining room. And when the sun sets, the artist steps into the kitchen to host a provocative sensory journey for an intimate group of guests.
Partaking in Kitchen Studio is an invitation to play within the realm of gastronomy as you make your way through a series of conceptually driven courses.
Artist Elizabeth Willing’s large-scale installation encourages guests to form new perspectives on the modern diet by exploring, engaging, and experiencing edible materials.
“Kitchen Studio is a project that I have wanted to create for over a decade, and I am delighted to be able to produce it on home ground. This is my most ambitious creative project to date, and I feel confident it will allow me to open up exciting new facets in my work, and in the space of food design and experimental eating.” – Elizabeth Willing
Purchase a ticket to one of Kitchen Studio’s Hosted Activations; a provocative sensory journey for an intimate group of guests as the artist steps into the kitchen.
7:30pm Wednesday – Saturday
2:00pm Saturday
Click through to the ticket booking page for Hosted Activiations HERE to purchase your tickets.
Please note: Kitchen Studio offers a unique experience that blends sculpture, food, and ideas. It’s not a full dinner experience.
Elizabeth Willing is a Brisbane based visual artist whose works are performative and often participatory explorations of food and hosting. Primarily working in sculpture, installation, and performance, Elizabeth’s work additionally takes the form of performance meals.
Elizabeth has undertaken professional development mentorships in New York with Janine Antoni (2011), with the Experimental Food Society in London (2012) and then with Thomas Rentmeister in Berlin (2014). In 2019 she completed a Masters of Fine Art at Queensland University of Technology.
Elizabeth has undertaken residencies at the Kunstlerhaus Bethanien (2014), Helsinki International Art Program HIAP (2015), New England Regional Art Museum Armidale (2018), The Australian Wine Research Institute in Adelaide (2019), Museum of Brisbane (2020), Urban Art Projects (2022) and Metro Arts (2023).
Exhibitions of Elizabeth’s work have been held in Australia and overseas at The Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin, Trapholt Museum of Art and Design Denmark, Tinguely Museum Basel, Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art Brisbane, Musee Beaux Arts Angers France, and Perth Institute of Contemporary Art.
Elizabeth is represented by Tolarno Galleries Melbourne.
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