Gestalten Interview on The Museum of Endangered Foods

Some days ago, Gestalten contacted us for an interview regarding The Museum of Endangered Foods. The interview is now available on their website, and you can read it here. But just in case you don’t have time to go read the full thing, here we bring you a couple fragments that we think summarises our approach to the project.

“When asked what the future of food looks like if we continue on this path, Mario Mimoso of Sharp & Sour says it is difficult to predict the future, but “things won’t look good unless we change our take on the climate crisis.” By this, he doesn’t mean creating technology that can manipulate clouds or inventing human-made rain, or even other technical advancements that allow plants to grow or DNA enhancing. To him, that’s like “putting a band-aid on a bullet wound,” instead he argues we need to stop and reverse if possible.”

We also wanted to acknowledge the importance of social justice inside the food industry, and when asked what our biggest discovery was:

“Sharp & Sour wanted to focus on the ‘Global South,’ which is where most of these foods originate and are experiencing rapid climate change. Mimoso says the southern hemisphere is currently facing the biggest challenges while farming foods destined to be transported thousands of miles away. This isn’t only causing the extinction of species, but also worsening “social justice, racism, and colonialism,” says Mimoso prior to concluding with, “And I think that’s the biggest discovery of them all.”

You can read the article here: The Museum of Endangered Foods – Gestalten