Recently, on the "Netflix" platform, I watched the Thai film "Hungry" (2023). It is actually a story about the differences between social classes. About halfway through the film, Chef Paul explains to Aoy (the main character) that what we eat reflects our social status, not the love with which it was prepared. The poor eat to literally survive, while the wealthy seek esoteric experiences in the kitchen - such as the ceremonial preparation of a golden calf and then feeding it to the event organizer from her finger. Aoy is an outsider in all this, brought in from the lowlands...

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source: https://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo/barwniki;3874777.html dyeing plants, plants belonging to various families, containing colored substances (dyes) belonging to various groups of organic compounds, sometimes with a very complicated structure;plant pigments occur in all organs, e.g. blue), coral viburnum fruit, elderberry fruit (red), oak bark (brown and black), nettle leaves, and bird cherry bark (green); from plants of foreign origin, e.g. Lawsonia leaves give red or yellow dye (henna); turmeric roots (yellow); acacia wood, Acacia catechu (olive, green, brown, black); the oldest dyeing plants include, among others: indigo (a blue dye made from the leaves - indigo), formerly used to dye cotton; of over 2,000...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2010/aug/19/impressions-of-nature Impressions of Nature - A History of Nature Printing In this book, author and printing history expert Roderick Cave explores the history of nature printing – the name given to the technique using the surface of a natural object – like a leaf – to produce the print. The practice was developed in the Middle Ages to help those gathering medicinal plants and evolved into a serious scientific process used to reproduce plants and build up collections of flora and fauna. During the 19th century, the technique drew on new photographic technology, and today, the long-standing art form continues to interest everyone...

Tablecloths were already known in the Middle Ages. At that time, in wealthier homes, a long cloth was spread on the tables, which reached the floor and was not only a cover but also a napkin for revelers. In the Renaissance, the tables were located in the central part of the drawing rooms and necessarily had to be carefully covered - it was considered impolite to receive guests at a rough countertop. Sometimes one of the guests would cut open the tablecloth spread in front of him to show that he considered any of the other diners unsuitable company for him...

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. From John Dewey's point of view, education is a process of continuous learning and adaptation. Everything on the table, such as tableware, cutlery, and fabrics, can serve as educational tools, shaping our culinary experiences and influencing our eating habits. By interacting with them, we learn various aspects of food - from cultural norms related to food to aesthetic and sensory values In his theory of habitus, Pierre Bourdieu points to the role that material objects play in shaping our social practices. Once again, the table and what is on it play a key role in shaping our eating habits, often at...

We went to see the exhibition “De’ Visi Mostruosi e Caricature. From Leonardo da Vinci to Bacon”, in the splendid location of Palazzo Loredan (hosting Fondazione Ligabue). The exhibition puts together portraits of deformed faces, caricatures, and misshaped visions of faces, in an itinerary going through 75 artworks from museums and private European collections. In between the pieces, a remarkable collection of exactly 18 drawings by Leonardo stands out, as it is the very first time they are displayed in Italy.These artworks convey a particular fascination that Leonardo had for the grotesque, not only conceived as an exaggeration but as what is...