PROJECTS
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PROJECTS ⋆
My Name Chef & Liv at Manzé
11th August 2024
5:30 - 10:30pm
Collaborated with Ronen (My Name Chef) to design and execute a sold-out event at
Manzé, featuring a four-course meal, two DJs, and a visual artist. Managed menu creation,
event logistics, staffing, budgeting, and the exhibition catalog. The success of this event,
with 50 tickets sold across two sittings, led to it becoming an ongoing feature, receiving
highly positive feedback.
Artists: Diamond, Afrodisiac, Jasmine Jaffari
Exhibition catalogue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qXnWwvaBaFfy1qc-n-
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Menu: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xIPi05MUoS_Ad3W9nlv2Xa1KOhRxer_R/view?usp=sharing
Artform
24th of October 2022
6pm - 8:30pm
Manzé, North Melbourne
Artform took place at Manzé, a Mauritian restaurant in North Melbourne. To enhance the evening, I prepared a lamb curry inspired by my Mauritian friends and family. The exhibition featured photography and writing by artist Luce Nguyễn-Hunt, titled I’m Half, as well as a video work by South African filmmaker Jabu Nadia Newman, titled Inside Out.
Artists: Luce Nguyễn-Hunt, Jabu Nadia Newman
Exhibition Catalogue: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rm4PXnB7aVShu4EePqxPUvlalxDSAO7LYdmKpvDCrEE/edit?usp=sharing
Bottom left- Jabu Nadia Newman and dancers from the Indoni Dance, Arts and Leadership Academy, “Inside Out”, 2019, video still. Photograph taken by myself, projected on the wall of Manzé after install for Artform. October 2022
Bottom right - Luce Nguyễn-Hunt, three works from the collection, “I’m Half”, 2020. Digitally manipulated inkjet print on matte paper, 30.48 x 38.1cm. Photographed by myself and instal and Manzé. October 2022
Top left and right - Olivia Stephen, 2022. Lamb curry being cooked (left), cooked curry sitting on the bench at Manzé, ready to be served (right). Taken by myself. October 2022
Untitled Mauritian Dinner
5th of October 2022
7pm - 10pm
Mont Albert, Melbourne
We commenced the exhibition by my father delivering an Acknowledgement of Country in Mauritian Creole, followed by English the translation myself. Then, I presented my curatorial statement. We encouraged guests to enjoy themselves, inspired by projects like Flatbread Society (2010 - continued), Rirkrit Tiravanija’s pad thai (1990), and the Chinese Apartment art movement. We spent hours cooking together beforehand to serve buffet-style from our kitchen bench.
Exhibition Catalogue: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FsLuzWgHkuxfXar8C_R3Yua1ZyMMulyUEPQMCSUI5IY/edit
Bottom row - Acknowledgement of Country in Mauritian Creole (left), menu (right).
Middle row - Photographs from the night.
Top row - Food being prepared for the exhibition.
“Love and Kisses,”
18th September 2022
Flippys, Brunswick
5pm - 9pm
The "Love and Kisses" exhibition achieved several goals: it challenged event-exhibition boundaries, reimagined the traditional 'white cube', integrated my practice's frameworks, and celebrated Mauritius and Rodrigues. Attendees experienced a holistic exhibition, engaging in music, movement, written work and cuisine curated to embody the event's essence.
Artists: Mothafunk, Jason Florens
Exhibition Catalogue: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BbQ3gAzSo2CbqmFnQ4hDJtk1Qf4LNRfv3_b9tpRcDJE/edit
Bottom row - ‘The Mauritian Special’ cocktail (left), Instagram story to promote the event (right).
Middle row - A photograph taken by me on the night (left), Mauritian food served (right).
Top row - The exhibition catalogue (left), Instagram story to promote the event (right).
