Materials to Simmer

Immersive scenography

Scenography for the exhibition ‘Materials to Simmer’ at Maif Social Club. Exploring food, the exhibition brings together 11 international artists around the theme of food autonomy. This immersive scenography treats visitors themselves as ‘ingredients to simmer’, playing with shifts in scale, materials and textures associated with kitchens, such as copper, cast iron and stainless steel. Labels appear on tea towels and measuring scales, while seats become saucepan lids.

13 at the Table

Alongside the exhibition, the artists devised ‘13 at the Table’, an original artistic and culinary format, with curator Anne-Sophie Bérard and the young chef duo Création à la Racine. An unconventional, poetic and flavoursome experience extending the reflection on the artworks.

Credits and visitor information

Curator: Anne-Sophie Bérard, Scenography: Julie Rothhahn, Production: Artistik Baazar, Exhibition fit-out: Solid

 Featured artists: Martine Camilieri, Ymane Fakhir, Julie Genelin and Françoise Riganti, Sudohb Gupta, Mehdi-Georges Lahlou, Azuma Makoto, Laurent Mareschal, Vincent Olinet, Martin Paar, Samuel St Aubin, Studio 31dB
 Materials to Simmer, 2 October 2021–29 January 2022, Maif Social Club, 37 rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris