Ingesting Home
Jude Abu Zaineh
Palestinian food, video projection, performance
2021

Jude Abu Zaineh explores the soft power of food for diasporic communities with a precarious connection to ancestral homelands with Ingesting Home. Comprising a performance, screening, and dinner gathering hosted by the artist, Ingesting Home convenes guests around Palestinian food, poetry, and folk stories.

“A strong sense of community is often formed around meals in Palestine and the Arab world, while hunger strikes are routinely used as potent forms of protest. Food is also a great equalizer, transcending social divides and national borders, providing a taste of home even when home might be inaccessible.”- Amin Alsaden

Installation shots of dinner and performance, curated by Amin Alsaden; Pique Winter Edition, Ottawa Art Gallery and Arts Court.

Photos by Emilie Azevedo, Kamara Morozuk, Kristina Corre, Ming Wu. Courtesy of Debaser and Pique