Art x Science Dinner: "Devouring“ with Blanka Major

It is the moment just before — that electric pause — when desire intensifies into craving, and we hover on the edge of indulgence. The kiss comes before the bite, but what does it mean to devour a body?

Eating engages all five senses, drawing us into a world where food becomes more than nourishment — a gateway to memory, emotion, and sensation. Each bite triggers a flood of associations, as we balance between consuming and being consumed, between merging and rejecting.

The Art x Science Office at the University of Zurich and the artist Blanka Major, in collaboration with ZFV, invite you to a collective «devouring» — an art x science dinner centered on touch, smell, and taste. Taking place at the Green Kitchen Lab with Mischa Heil and Cassandra Hänggi as part of the culinary team, this evening is a reflection on bodies — how they desire, repel, and consume. Ethical and scientific insights into the consumption of breast milk and the world of gut bacteria from Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Nikola Biller-Andorno and Prof. Dr. med. Michael Scharl, along with an artistic intervention by Johanna Hullár and a reading by Tatjana Blaser, will transform this dinner into a truly holistic experience. 

23.11.2024, 18:00 Green Kitchen Lab, UZH Campus Irchel

With

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil Nikola Biller-Andorno - Director of the Institute for Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine (IBME)
Prof. Dr. med. Michael Scharl - Senior Physician, Clinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Head of the Scharl Lab
Johanna Hullár - Artist / Photography and Video Installation
Tatjana Blaser - Writer
Mischa Heil, Craig Armstrong - ZFV / Culinary Team
Cassandra Hänggi - Culinary team / Recipe Development
Franz-Josef Dörig - Head of Service

Blanka Major - Artistic Director / Menu / Room Concept / Architect