Test Space Sandpit Event Part Two

Various ideas and email conversations between me and Debi from the past few days

lm liking it - check out the marmite art Banksy styly below.
l made a whole giant cafe scene as a commission a few years ago, mainly from jablite (type of poly used for insallating buildings). The table section was about 6ft tall with chair to match, cup, newspaper + giant custard creams/digestives - also massive cutlery coming throgh the ceiling - will dig photos out + send.
Made V. large burger + fries from same stuff along with all the wrappings - great fun to do. Will get thinking cap on (another one - head is full of 'stuff' already)


Have a read of this Christmas themed one in Shoreditch a few years ago http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/30113-the-reindeer-london

"A restaurant is about more than just the food, after all, and this was brilliant fun. The sort of Christmas party you wish you were invited to but rarely are.

And, from 10am on Christmas Eve, it's all being sold off in an Everything Must Go sale. So you could get your hands on one of the imposing Giles Deacon plates for £25 or one of the glorious antler chandeliers for £300."


I think we will be showing food related artwork- but needs to be large scale interactive in someway, so extreme cake icing, sweet pimping, food carving etc. It's important to think of it as a real restaurant, as opposed to an exhibition/event based on food related art. If that makes sense.
Think Heston Blumenthals Feast programme, where food has a theme, is over the top, can be interactive but you wouldn't think of the meal as an artwork.

l was thinking 'toast mosaic', with bread toasted to varying degrees (interactive/art/food).Just been on that Weburbanist site again-its brill-+ found this (replace stick it notes with toast).
Other thought - salt dough modelling (needs no cooking)-thinking of a collaboration as the ingredients in a recipe-potato printing wall mural(big)-creating a TestSpace food brand (designers,graffics,artists,musicians for jingles,film an ad) + fill shelves with objects made(like supermarket)-heads full of it + couldnt sleep last night.

I like the supermarket idea- I think there's ways of using that, but involving graphic designers, interior designers, illustrators etc

Just on that card idea have you seen this, cardboard bookshop
http://www.dezeen.com/2010/07/01/foldaway-bookshop-designed-by-campaign/ Print this post