In, From, and With Grace Denis

In, From, and With: Exploring Collaborative Survival is a collectively constructed lexicon that collates a series of terms selected by twenty-four contributors, ranging from botanists to artists to agricultural producers and more. The interactive book, including edible and non-edible recipes, explores the notion of collaborative survival through a series of sensorial pedagogies, implementing the body as a fulcrum for digesting terminology. In, From, and With romances the possibility of reading and doing as a means of metabolizing, braiding together practice and pedagogy through an intimate inquiry of contemporary consumption.

Preface by Anna Tsing. Contributions from Adwoa Addae, Angela Chan, Asha Mines, Agustine Zegers, Catriona Sandilands, David Horvitz, Eden Batki, Fernando García-Dory, Jessie French, Jo Vávra, Justine Parkin, Institute for Interspecies Arts and Relations, In Co Lab, Lichen Kelp, Loren Kronemyer, Noon Tran, Nora Slade, Oola, Sanctuary Slimane, Sara Graorac, Sarita Dougherty, Sean Roy Parker, Sophia Winitsky, Susanna Battin, Terrapolis Collective, and Tarangini Saxena. Designed by Gal Sherizly. Printed by Offset Santiago. Grace Gloria Denis’ work converges agricultural research with interactive installation, incorporating edible material, sound, and image to propose a convivial and comestible approach to critical inquiry. Implementing the meal as both a medium and a pedagogical tool, her work refers to participatory action research models, engaging in collaborations with actors in local food systems. Her work considers the meal, or quotidien interaction with edible matter, as a poetic tool of transmission, inviting a reimagination of sensorial relationships to consumption practices.

Date: November 12th at 6pm Location: Murmurs, 1411 Newton St. Los Angeles Ticket price: $75

Murmurs presents a dinner honoring concepts of Kansha and Gratitude, featuring Eden Batki (https://www.instagram.com/edenbatki/), Grace Denis, (https://www.instagram.com/dracegenis/) and Noon Tran. (https://www.instagram.com/homeopathicfuqboi/) This four-course vegetarian meal with drink pairings celebrates seasonality through ephemeral edible installations and dishes, featuring locally produced ingredients and recipes from the book In, From, and With.

Excerpt from the book: “The word kansha translates directly from Japanese to gratitude. It is a lineage of cooking that implements the entirety of the produce, including stems and skins, leaving no waste.” – Eden Batki Cocktails by Yola Mezcal. Dinner will be served outdoors in the Murmurs garden.

All seats come with a printed takeaway including select contributions from the book and recipes alongside a take home surprise banana leaf wrapped pyramid dumpling for the following morning.

Date: November 6th from 12-2pm Location: Murmurs, 1411 Newton St. Los Angeles Ticket price: $50 Learn the animist approach to traditional plant based dyeing by either hand forging and/or boiling toextract natural pigments while imagining the color that will result. Noon will guide us through the history of natural dyeing techniques through cultural diaspora as her way of reclaiming histories and both as personal connections and connections to nature.

We will provide blank t-shirts for the dye experiments, however participants are also encouraged to bring a personal article of clothing they would like to dye. ︎ Tea and treats are included in each ticket. This event is limited to 10 participants and each ticket slot costs $50.

Date: November 5th from 10-1pm 10-12pm: Clean-up led by Susanna Battin 12-1pm: A reading by Susanna from In, From, and With & optional picnic by Grace Denis Location: Glendale Narrows︎︎︎ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glendale_Narrows)At 10am we will meet at the footbridge between Sunnynook River Park and Atwater Village, south of Los Feliz Blvd. More detail directions once you RSVP.

Featuring:

Agustine Zegers, David Horvitz, Eden Batki, Grace Denis, Institute for Interspecies Arts and Relations, Inland, Jessie French, Noon Tran, Sara Graorac, Sarita Dougherty, Sean Roy Parker, Susanna Battin & more!