Tasting Spatial Memory: Honey as an Archive

This gathering bears the traces of different flowers and plants, archiving the composition of a landscape at a specific moment in time – sometimes gone before it even reaches our palate. Tasting honey is thus akin to eating a sweet part of history. But honey is not always as sweet as one imagines, and certain memories associated with it may be unsettling. 

In this workshop, we will use honey to elicit memories. Practitioners from various fields and communities are invited to playfully explore and revisit their memories through selected gustographic practices. Honey is made in the dark, and its production remains a mystery to many. Thus, the experienced beekeepers accompanying the workshop will use this opportunity to go through the honey-making process, shedding light on the diverse cultural practices involved. Additionally, this workshop will serve as a starting point for collecting stories and memories related to honey, which will later be published in a small beekeeping journal called Apian Gazette. 

Call for Participation: 

Participants will be asked to bring a specific honey or a memory related to honey, completing the selection made by the curators. As a small, intimate group of 15 participants, we will then taste honey together. Everyone will be invited to share the memories that come to mind while tasting these honeys – aka memories stored in a jar – whether from their region or not.  

With Aladin Borioli, Lisa Ertl and Erika Mayr.