Swiss Review 1/2019

Swiss Review / January 2019 / No.1 28 Images The meal plan of tomorrow Dinner is served! But is what we see here deli- cious – or off-putting? The exhibition Food Revo- lution 5.0 addresses this conundrum and serves up questions about the future: what and how do we want to eat in the future? How will population growth and climate change affect our diet? One thing is clear: food is material that has been brought into shape, it is “designed”, the result of a creative endeavour. In Winterthur this is being taken a step further. The meal plan of the future is presented – sometimes playfully, at other times with a critical undertone. The 50 or so de- sign and research projects lead us into a world that will – perhaps – one day feed on in-vitro meat, vegetables from indoor farms, algae pro- teins and mealworms. (MUL) Paul Gong: “Human Hyena”, 2014. Special cutlery tricks the senses and special enzymes make the stomach insensitive, so that even rotten food can be consumed. Photo: Andrew Kan Carolin Schulze: “Hase aus Mehlwurmpaste”, 2014. Mealworm paste formed into the appetising shape of a rabbit by a 3D printer, as an at- tempt to overcome the abhorrence towards new protein sources. Chloé Rutherveld: “Edible Growth” 2014. An insect paste mixed with fungal spores and seeds is printed on a 3D printer and grows within five days into a nutritious savoury muffin. “Food Revolution 5.0”, Gewerbemuseum Winterthur, until 28 April 2019. The exhibition is accompanied by a full programme of events on the subject www.gewerbemuseum.ch