What We Eat
(for Ferran Adrià)

Yuko Otomo
February 2014

1. a column stands

 

in the middle of an atelier/library.

 

events.

articles.

 

1997.

 

1989, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96.

 

a classified idea

 

of

 

when

where

who

how

 

&

 

through.

 

carrots,

grapes,

chicken,

radishes

& corn.

 

juice, water/H2O.

 

a house with a roof & a table full of food.

 

milk,

cream,

butter,

cheese

& yogurt.

 

fish.

sea.

food.

animals.

 

honey.

 

why?

why?

why?

 

to deliver what’s in my mind, it’s easier & more immediate to draw it.

drawing is a shared common tool if you have an ability to see.

it’s faster & more direct than the language that is based on words.

 

a peach tree bears fruits.

we taste their flesh.

we stumble on the hardness of their kernels.

 

1846.

 

 

2. black & white

 

it’s a key. no, it’s not.

it’s a bright half moon. no, it’s not.

they are two palms holding air. no, they are not.

they are green peas denied & erased.

it’s a white square. yes, it is.

it’s a new sign just invented to show a new formula. yes, it is.

is it a river? or a steam going upward?

it’s a half moon hiding in a cloud. no, it’s not. or maybe it is.

it’s a tongue. I think it is.

they are 2 dots & a horizon.

it’s a plus sign; not a cross. yes, it is.

it’s a box to contain a perfectly balanced black & white space diagonally cut.

it’s a diagram of an ancient vessel cut in half.

 

 

 

3. plastic molds for hand made repetition

 

colors in variations: violets, blues, pinks, greens & more.

shapes in variations like (tiny) pebbles on the beach .

 

things small mostly with words or names attached on top

play in a display case.

 

 

4. map of creative process

 

what is cooking?

 

it’s about

 

attitudes, abilities & feelings.

 

it’s also about location & time of the day.

 

…knowledge/(re)search/omelets in endless variations/shapes/tastes/definitive elaboration…

 

creative longevity? why not?

 

 

5. syrup spoon

 

notebooks to keep traces of magic’s mysteries before they evaporate.

 

(machines) & tools to scoop to drain to chop to taste a sensation.

 

a hand to hold a spoon & another hand to hold a pencil .

 

 

6. the association

 

history of cooking, private & public, placed in standard plates.

 

with soup cordially.

 

 

 

7. body language

 

“shrimp papaya!”

 

a body language saying something like “hello! good to see you!”

with no sounds.

 

“papaya shrimp!”

 

a body saying something like “ yes! that’s a good idea!”

with sounds.

 

hundreds of

concepts,

ideas,

sketches,

methods,

lists,

diagrams,

ingredients,

quests,

 

wit & work boards

 

invent new dishes for new words

 

to be spoken

 

by old/new humans.

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Ferran Adrià: Notes on Creativity
The Drawing Center
January 25 – February 28, 2014