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apu llantén (food sharing for collective healing) (2018)

Broadleaf Plantain sculptural installation and food justice ritual performance in collaboration with Aemilius Milo.

Llantén, also known as White Man’s Footstep or Broadleaf Plantain, is a perennial plant indigenous to Eurasia. Inadvertently brought over on the boots of the colonizers, Plantain has been growing widely throughout Turtle Island and Abya Yala for the past 525 years. Colonially designated a ‘weed’, llantén is highly regarded over its remarkable medicinal qualities (antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, hydrating, soothing, etc). Llantén can be found sprouting all over Tkaronto, rising through the pavement cracks. Thriving. Defiantly.

part of “For Us, By Us” curated by Geneviève Wallen at Xpace Cultural Centre.

lwrds and Aemilius Milo "apu llantén" foodmaking ritual performance art, broadleaf plantain, food justice, decolonial foodscape, Xpace, Toronto
lwrds performance art "apu llantén" removing steel mesh sculpture off the wall at Xpace Toronto with audience behind them
lwrds ritual performance with Broadleaf Plantain "apu llantén" in collaboration with Aemilius Milo at Xpace Toronto
lwrds meditating during ritual performance with Broadleaf Plantain "apu llantén" in collaboration with Aemilius Milo at Xpace Toronto
lwrds and Aemilius Milo "apu llantén" foodmaking ritual performance art, broadleaf plantain, food justice, decolonial foodscape, Xpace, Toronto
Broadleaf Plantain soup food ingredients displayed in plantain leaf bowls
Aemilius Milo serving Broadleaf Plantain soup. Food justice performance art at Xpace Toronto
lwrds' hands a cup of Broadleaf Plantain soup to a performance audience member
Aemilius Milo and lwrds serving Broadleaf Plantain soup to a lineup of performance audience at Xpace Toronto
audience member holding Broadleaf Plantain soup
performance remnants of sculptural installation with loose dried Broadleaf Plantain, huayruros, palo santo, and purple speckled corn
closeup of performance remnants with purple speckled corn, huayruros, dried Broadleaf Plantain, and dried eucalyptus leaf
installation view "apu llantén" with hanging steel mesh structure holding knotted bundles of Broadleaf Plantain, clay pieces by Aemilius Milo, Palo Santo, and Broadleaf Plantain seed pods
installation detail "apu llantén" with hanging steel mesh structure holding knotted bundles of Broadleaf Plantain
installation detail "apu llantén" with knotted bundles of Broadleaf Plantain, clay pieces by Aemilius Milo, Palo Santo, and Broadleaf Plantain seed pods
installation detail "apu llantén" with knotted bundles of Broadleaf Plantain, clay pieces by Aemilius Milo

photos by Yuula Benivolski

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