Urbanibalism

The city devouring itself

Urbanibalism is the experience of the city as a natural source of food and form of life that grows autonomously from any planned ‘city ecology’. Against superficial aesthetics such as food design and bioart, urbanibalism explores the historical roots and the living matter at the basis of any culinary art. The city as a spontaneous convivium.

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Convivia

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Jul 5, 2012
Manifesto of Urban Cannibalism (Berlin)
Jul 5, 2012
Berliner Steinwein
Feb 26, 2012
Ferment Utrecht (Fermentum Ultrajectinum)
Apr 29, 2011
Heilige Maag
Oct 9, 2010
De Maag als Kompas
Aug 24, 2010
Stubborn & Fertile

Umwelten & Expeditions

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Sep 18, 2014
Belladonna & eye
Jul 30, 2011
Scales of surplus
Apr 30, 2011
Locust Pocus
Oct 8, 2010
Maag als Kompas (Stomach Compass)
Oct 2, 2010
Goose and duck hunting, Assendelft
Sep 18, 2010
Kanal Labs Urban Pharmacy
Sep 10, 2010
Sidewalk Snail Farm
Sep 6, 2010
Dusktime snail chase in Amsterdam Noord
Aug 21, 2010
Fertile City

Texts & References

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Alexander Woywodt, Geophagia: The History of Earth Eating, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Volume 95, March 2002
Wietske Maas & Matteo Pasquinelli, “Manifesto of Urban Cannibalism”, in: Brigitte van der Sande (ed.), Food for the City: A Future for the Metropolis, Rotterdam: NAi, 2012.
On the Nature of Things, Titus Lucretius Carus, translated by William Ellery Leonard, Project Gutenberg, 1997
Arts Holland, issue 1, 2012
Food for the City. A future for the Metropolis Edited by Brigitte van der Sande, NAi, Rotterdam, 2012

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