Chew (2011)
Marlena Novak: video
Jay Alan Yim: sample wrangling
This is a collaboration between localStyle and Brittany Ransom, featuring a cast of Zootermopsis termites.
duration 3'03", single channel 16:9 video with termite mandibular percussion samples
world premiere: 01-30 June 2011, hosted by Streaming Festival/ISFTH, Den Haag, Nederland, "Plat du Jour" program curated by Paul Malone.
Having enjoyed buying and preparing fresh local foods for many years, we were pleased to see the 'slow food' and 'locavore' movements finally evolving in U.S. cities, such as Chicago. This development has allowed us to posit a more playful perspective in our Plat du Jour contribution while repurposing American food propaganda from the 1950's. After all, food and eating are central to all societies, including termites.