Interconnectednesses: Recipes for nourishing the soul. Pallar, Papa y Choclo
Bernilla, Hugo (2026) Interconnectednesses: Recipes for nourishing the soul. Pallar, Papa y Choclo. Masters thesis, OCAD University.
| Item Type: | Thesis |
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| Creators: | Bernilla, Hugo |
| Abstract: | Interconnectednesses: Recipes for nourishing the soul. Pallar, Papa y Choclo, is an exhibition supported by this thesis paper that invites viewers to reflect on the interconnected relationships between living things, seeds (Nature), artifacts/objects (Culture) and Human beings (social interactions). Through the lens of art, immigration, language and memory, I delve into the history of these three staple foods to explain their importance as elements of identity. I recall my childhood memories to clarify my personal connection with these seeds and with the land where we come from. Using material made of staple food from Peru, I recreate some containers using shapes and symbols informed by Pre-Columbian civilizations. As a metaphor of the encounter of the south with the north, the containers represent ancient knowledge coming from South America, and the wood, supporting the containers, represents this land, Toronto. The exhibition features sculptures, assemblages and installations that formulate two layers with four elements. The first layer, worked before the exhibition, has three elements: the first element is the connection between the seeds and the Pre-Columbian cultures; the second element is my personal connections to these seeds; and the third element is the connection with nature that I unveiled as a result of my research. In a second layer, during the exhibition, I explore how seeds find connections between objects and human beings. It is intended to make the viewer involved in an experience in which the seeds coming from the Southland are part of each one who assists and interacts with the works. Eating some seeds and listening to their names, viewers would be nourished by their taste, turning each one of us into a container, carrying them with us. After the exhibition, the seeds will be recognized because this research is translating their story, and they will stay in our mind, our tastes and our memory. |
| Date: | 11 March 2026 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Interconnectednesses Pallar, Papa y Choclo seeds Immigration Language memory identity staple food Containers Pre-Columbian cultures connections Interconnected |
| Divisions: | Graduate Studies > Interdisciplinary Art, Media and Design |
| Date Deposited: | 04 May 2026 19:02 |
| Last Modified: | 04 May 2026 19:02 |
| URI: | https://openresearch.ocadu.ca/id/eprint/5025 |
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