the gallery as a kitchen; the gallery as a lunch table; finding a common ground in eating; making new friendships; refreshing old connections; unable to perform to eat we are forced to really eat; a shared ritual of energizing the body; of keeping alive; of body care; of consuming others ¹; carrying the nourishment out of the gallery; carrying it into our home; laying on the floor; digesting a gathering; excreting awkward moments & hurtful words; transforming a shared laughter into the energy that’s needed to wake up again tomorrow morning.