Festival of Ideas
Cascoland Lab & Kitchen
Artist: Fiona de Bell and Roel Schoenmakers
Faculty: Vasvi Oza
Participants: Amrita Arora / Anngelyn Byju / Anousha Bahuguna / Arya Pethe / Aryan Chatterjee / Gaurang Bhatnagar / Ian Pereira / Ishiekaa Kalsey / Malavika Theeyancheri / Merline Jacob / Mishika Gupta / Nandini Sarin / Noopur Bherwani / Palak Agarwal / Poongothai A / Renesh Rajendran / Samarjit Chavan / Sansriti Srivastava / Shaazia Chasmawala / Shalini Rajarajan / Shruti Ganesh Kumar / Supraja S / Vinisha Pithadiya
Cascoland Lab & Kitchen is an artistic intervention that brings diverse stakeholders together to cook and discuss the cultural, ecological, and social aspects of food production. At the Kochi Biennale, 5 kitchen tables will be set up to invite local farmers, sustainable food producers, chefs, and experts to share knowledge and collaborate on locally sourced meals. Through the interactive experience, participants will consider the relationship between food production, climate change, and preserving ecosystems. The team will be joined by additional artists and participants to create a site-specific design for the Biennale, which will be built and executed during the event.
Artist Bio: Cascoland is an Amsterdam-based team promoting sustainable society through interactive art projects. Led by Fiona de Bell and Roel Schoenmakers, their work aims to change perceptions, raise awareness, and empower communities using low-tech solutions addressing local needs. They focus on sustainable use of resources and skills to challenge authorities to take action.
Faculty Bio: Vasvi Oza is an artist, art educator, and translator with education in Film Studies and Visual Cultures. She is interested in abstract drawings, graphic narratives, and folk storytelling traditions. She currently teaches at Srishti Institute in Bengaluru and collaborates on an interim project with artist collective Cascoland.
Selected Works
SMI LiveFestival of Ideas
Behind The ScenesFestival of Ideas
Study of Social EcologyStudy of Social Ecology
Playwriting Student Showcase: A Curation Of Rehearsed ReadingsFestival of Ideas
Found Footage PeoteryFestival of Ideas
TEX(T)ILED BodiesFestival of Ideas
Cascoland Lab & KitchenFestival of Ideas
Making sense of the climate crisis through Ecological artFestival of Ideas
Illi Nodi (Look Here)Festival of Ideas
The Living CanvasFestival of Ideas
Contained Multitude: A Hand-Taste of Complex SystemsFestival of Ideas
Name, Place, Animal, ThingFestival of Ideas
“future, dear”Festival of Ideas
Under the SunFestival of Ideas
Pause - Unplug – PlayFestival of Ideas
Live - Die - RepeatFestival of Ideas
Rhizomena: Indexed Rhizome Connections and Mindful Soil Topologies Festival of Ideas
Space & PlaceFestival of Ideas
Social ListeningFestival of Ideas
Pillow StoriesFestival of Ideas
Urban cycle standsUnblock
Unearthing the PastUnblock
Daily BreadsUnblock
Dust Thou ArtInterlude
Fluid StatesInterlude
House by the SeaYellelu Yelli
Metamorphosis (Animated Short)Yellelu Yelli
The General Post Office of Yelahanka (YELLA- GPO)Yellelu Yelli
Trees’ TalesYellelu Yelli
Besen BallettYellelu Yelli
Enchantment Along the Southern Highway: Psychogeography and the Mysticism of Ordinary ExperienceYellelu Yelli
Glorious MisfitsYellelu Yelli
R.E.S.I.L.I.E.N.C.EYellelu Yelli
Wild Aesthetics of Urban EnvironmentsYellelu Yelli
SFS 2042Yellelu Yelli