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𝐒𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 is thrilled to present 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 & 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬, a collaboration between the 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, social practice artists from Kolkata, India and women from fishing and farming communities in the Sundarbans, where climate change is not a distant future but a lived, recurring reality. This fragile delta experiences floods, cyclones, rising sea levels, and increasing salinity that continually erodes land, food systems and livelihoods. Each environmental shift reshapes how food is grown, gathered, cooked, and shared.
In March and April 2026, the Food Studio Collective, led by curator
@sayantanmaitraboka and the 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲, a women-led cooperative that tackles poverty and empowers women, held an exchange of ideas and art workshops. Women made batik saris from their original drawings of fishes and greens inspired by conversations on climate’s impact on food sources, and their knowledge on how to survive and thrive. They also made paper from local plants and produced hand-crafted cookbooks of their recipes. By translating culinary, fishing and agricultural narratives into experimental textiles and books, this project imagines women-led models of resilience.
𝗦𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 brings this immersive multi-media installation, including a new video, to
@scenichudson ’s River Center, Long Dock Park, Beacon, NY from May 22 - June 28. 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 is an
@upstateartweekend participant.
Sign up for two special workshops: 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐲𝐞𝐬 with textile artists
@jagg_udrishti and
@disha.dhadiwal . Accompanied by Bengali savory snacks & chai prepared by Aditi Goswami of
@calcuttakitchens (May 23) AND 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 with artist Michele Brody
@mbrody16 (June 6). Links in our bio.
Commissioned by
@soon_isnow with support from
@nyscouncilonthearts & The Jerome & Marlene Brody Foundation.
Photos: Food Studio Collective
