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About The Book
For 'A Painting for a Family Dinner' Alina and Jeff Bliumis were invited to dinner by 62 families to date - in return they received a painting. This publications tells a story of hospitality, exchange and artistic interaction, and invites us to take a fresh look at eating as a unifying practice. Text in English and German.
We associate food and drink with rituals, rules and traditions - they create community, but they can also be exclusive. How, where and with whom we eat says a lot about social structures.
For the ongoing project A Painting for a Family Dinner by Alina and Jeff Bliumis, the artist couple were invited to dinner by 62 families to date - in return they received a painting. A group photograph was taken afterwards. The resulting 'family portraits' tell a story of hospitality, exchange and artistic interaction, and invite us to take a fresh look at eating as a unifying practice.
Text in English and German.
We associate food and drink with rituals, rules and traditions - they create community, but they can also be exclusive. How, where and with whom we eat says a lot about social structures.
For the ongoing project A Painting for a Family Dinner by Alina and Jeff Bliumis, the artist couple were invited to dinner by 62 families to date - in return they received a painting. A group photograph was taken afterwards. The resulting 'family portraits' tell a story of hospitality, exchange and artistic interaction, and invite us to take a fresh look at eating as a unifying practice.
Text in English and German.
Product Details
- Publisher: Verlag Kettler (October 28, 2025)
- Length: 160 pages
- ISBN13: 9783987411854
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