Pomological: Poison Apples and Fallen Fruit

Pomological: Poison Apples and Fallen Fruit presented by Biomaterials Working Group

We are eating apples in the end of times. Through discussion and production of fruit leather from salvaged fallen apples, this workshop ruminates on apples in mythical, cultural, and biological contexts. Apple leather is presented in simultaneous processing stages: cooking, dehydrating, and as a bioplastic material within art practices.

This workshop explores apples as symbols of knowledge, tickets to (un)paradise, fairy tale poisons and folk remedies, and sci-fi symbionts, grafted from clones. This seemingly simple, homely fruit unfolds into complex layers – how do we parse inherited stories around sustenance, medicine, and colonial forestry? Through food preservation, what future are we planning?

This event is free and open to the public, registration is highly encouraged as space is limited. We will update this event listing with the location and accessibility information as soon as it is confirmed.

About The Biomaterials Working Group

The Biomaterials Working Group (BWG), is an arts research collective based in the part of Lenapehoking called Philadelphia. BWG members include Marcellus Armstrong, Jazmyn Crosby, Theo Loftis, Cecilia McKinnon, and Elizabeth Shores. As artists, educators, and researchers, we share an interest in exploring sustainable alternatives to plastics and toxic materials conventionally used in studio art practices, as well as a broad curiosity about the transformative potential of everyday materials used in unconventional ways. Our various previous avenues of exploration include: algae-based bioplastics, eggshell concrete, fermentation, natural pigments, kombucha leather, saltwater radio antennae, and more.

Host or Publisher Vox Populi