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Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Zambrano Almidón

Peru, Sweden

Papitas Tarpuycha/Earthing Potatoes, 2011-ongoing

Papitas Tarpuycha/Earthing Potatoes is a collaborative project involving a site-specific installation, workshops and a Quechua food ritual. The work is centred on the potato, a staple in the Andes and a common crop all over the world. The project explores and restores nonauthoritarian food relations, following migratory trajectories of potatoes and reflecting on migration, food production and ancestral techniques of cooking on the land and in the community.

BIO
Åsa Sonjasdotter (b. 1966) is an artist who works with plant breeders, farmers and gardeners for the regeneration and reclaiming of the remaining peasant-bred crops that were threatened by monoculture practices. She initiates collaborations in which real and speculative narrative processes are set in motion; these take place in the fields, where narratives may be formed by and with the crops. She currently lives and works in Sweden and Berlin.

Daniela Zambrano Almidón (b. 1993) is a Peruvian-Quechua researcher and interdisciplinary artist with experience in artistic projects and research on Andean-Amazonian popular culture in Peru, migratory groups, interculturality and memorial culture. Since 2011, she has been working on researching textile art with the EnRedLanita Project. She is Director of the project, Tejiendo Caminos, a decentralised intercultural art project founded in 2014 together with community leaders, regional environmental activists and artists. She is also Founder of Ashlanqueras Collective, the Laboratory of Interventions in Urban Public Space in Lima, and of the Yakunewen association in Berlin.

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  • Papitas Tarpuycha/Earthing Potatoes. 2011-ongoing. Mixed media.

Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Zambrano Almidón’s Programmes & Events

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The Pachamanca food ritual by Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Zambrano
The Pachamanca food ritual by Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Zambrano
  • Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Zambrano Almidón

The Pachamanca Food Action by Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Edith Zambrano Almidón
Date: 10 – 12 March 2023, Friday – Sunday
Time: Various timings
Venue: Various locations

In the context of the biennale, potatoes are elements of maternal shelter, vessels of migratory stories and global movement. The action of Papitas Tarpuycha – Earthing Potatoes starts with the re-learning and recognition of practices based by the place of origin, the mother Earth. The action brings voices together for the generation of new forms of connection and transformation. The action of Papitas Tarpuycha – Earthing Potatoes is composed of interventions in public space, from a sculptural installation to actions that will be open to public participation in the region of Huánuco, Peru, the region of Scania, Sweden, at the Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre in Singapore, a sweet potato garden in Singapore, and with contributions from Java, Indonesia.

  • Gathering vegetables for the Pachamanca with wholesale second-generation agent Mr Kenny Chua from Good 1 Farmers’ Market | 10 March, Friday, 8 – 9pm | Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre, 1 Wholesale Centre, Singapore 110001

    Join Mr Kenny Chua who will share more about how the vegetable market at the Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre operates and the changes in vegetable trade since the 1970s. The first of three interventions organised as part of the Pachamanca food action programme spearheaded by Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Zambrano and presented as part of Singapore Biennale 2022 named Natasha, organised by the Singapore Art Museum.

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  • Gathering sweet potato leaves to the Pachamanca with edible garden designer Ee Peng, researcher and curator Gatari Surya Kusuma, artists Daniela Edith Zambrano Almidon and Åsa Sonjasdotter | 11 March, Saturday, 10.30am – 12pm | Wah Son Engineering Pte Ltd, 1 Seletar Aerospace Heights, Singapore 797547

    In this session, we learn more from edible garden designer Ee Peng, who has been providing herbs for the Wah Son Engineering staff's lunches, as she shares more about her practice in turning rubble land into a thriving garden by diverting local waste streams into high utilisation for agricultural and horticultural development. Researcher and curator Gatari Surya Kusuma will also share her work on how narratives and rituals become a tool for preserving local knowledge. Moderating the session is artist, Åsa Sonjasdotter, who will share more about her work with farmers in South Sweden.

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  • Panchamanca Food Action | 12 March, Sunday, 11.30am – 1pm | Lazarus Island | Participants are advised to purchase your own ferry ticket via here and here

    This is the final session of the three-part Pachamanca food action programme spearheaded by Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Edith Zambrano Almidón. This session invite participants to Lazarus Island where the artists will conduct the traditional Peruvian-Quechua Food ritual alongside their installation, Papitas Taypuycha – Earthing Potatoes.

Register here

St. John’s Island and Lazarus Island Fri, 10 Mar 2023 - 08:00 pm
Natasha on the Islands
Natasha on the Islands
  • Zarina Muhammad
  • Shooshie Sulaiman
  • Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Zambrano Almidón

Embark on an unforgettable journey on Lazarus and St. John's Island and enjoy a day of free programmes inspired by Singapore Biennale 2022, named Natasha. Whether you're looking to pick up some survival skills, explore the rich history and beauty of nature, be mesmerized by a soul-stirring gamelan performance, or find out more about the Biennale's captivating artworks, there is something for everyone.

To ensure a smooth experience, please read thru the programme guide and safety advisory here.

Programme Highlights

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  • [ARTIST INSIGHTS] Zarina Muhammad | 12PM–12.30PM | St. John's Island
    Join artist Zarina Muhammad as she talks about her artistic practice and delves deeper into the making of her work, Moving Earth, Crossing Water, Eating Soil (2022).
  • [TALK] Jiak Kentang by The Slow Press | 4PM–4.30PM & 5.30PM–6PM | Seringat Jetty
    Explore the history of the potato in Southeast Asian cooking with The Slow Press! While rice is seen as the main carbohydrate that is consumed in Southeast Asia, the potato also plays a huge role in the region’s cuisines—it is in curries, begedil and Vietnamese beef stew—despite having made its way into our region’s culinary culture through colonisation.
  • [SOAPBOX] Singapore Biennale Highlights at Lazarus Island | 4.30PM–5.30PM | Lazarus Island
    Visit the stops on our Art Trail where SAM staff will share about their favourite respective Singapore Biennale 2022 artworks on the islands.
  • [STORY TELLING] A Reading of Kancil Mengadap Beringin by Shooshie Sulaiman | 5PM–5.45PM | Lazarus Island Beach
    Kancil Mengadap Beringin (The Mousedeer Comes Before the Banyan Tree) is an artwork installation by artist Shooshie Sulaiman, which consists of a banyan tree surrounded by 99 kancil (or mousedeer) cement sculptures and two wooden components.
    The artwork is accompanied by a book of the same name, which tells the tale of Sang Kancil’s latest adventure, where he acts as a mediator between animals and the universe, with a banyan tree acting as a spiritual transmitter.
  • [PERFORMANCE] Singa Nglaras Gamelan Ensemble with Angger Widhi Asmara and Dona Dhian Ginanjar | 6PM–7PM | St. John's Island
    Let the Singa Nglaras Gamelan Ensemble, alongside collaborators Angger Widhi Asmara and Dona Dhian Ginanjar take you on a musical adventure inspired by Zarina Muhammad’s artwork Moving Earth, Crossing Water, Eating Soil.

St. John’s Island and Lazarus Island Sat, 25 Feb 2023 - 10:00 am
Gathering sweet potato leaves for The Pachamanca | as part of the Pachamanca Food Action
Gathering sweet potato leaves for The Pachamanca | as part of the Pachamanca Food Action
  • Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Zambrano Almidón

Gathering sweet potato leaves for the Pachamanca
Date: 11 March 2023, Saturday
Time: 10.30am - 12pm
Venue: Wah Son Engineering Pte Ltd, 1 Seletar Aerospace Heights, Singapore 797547
Free, by registration.

Register here

In this session, we learn more from edible garden designer Ee Peng, who has been providing herbs for the Wah Son Engineering staff's lunches, as she shares more about her practice in turning rubble land into a thriving garden by diverting local waste streams into high utilisation for agricultural and horticultural development. Researcher and curator Gatari Surya Kusuma will also share her work on how narratives and rituals become a tool for preserving local knowledge. Moderating the session is artist, Åsa Sonjasdotter, who will share more about her work with farmers in South Sweden.

Pachamanca Food Action by Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Edith Zambrano Almidón: In the context of the biennale, potatoes are elements of maternal shelter, vessels of migratory stories and global movement. The action of Papitas Tarpuycha – Earthing Potatoes starts with the re-learning and recognition of practices based by the place of origin, the mother Earth. The action brings voices together for the generation of new forms of connection and transformation. The action of Papitas Tarpuycha – Earthing Potatoes is composed of interventions in public space, from a sculptural installation to actions that will be open to public participation in the region of Huánuco, Peru, the region of Scania, Sweden, at the Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre in Singapore, a sweet potato garden in Singapore, and with contributions from Java, Indonesia.

Sat, 11 Mar 2023 - 10:30 am
Gathering vegetables for The Pachamanca | as part of the Pachamanca Food Action
Gathering vegetables for The Pachamanca | as part of the Pachamanca Food Action
  • Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Zambrano Almidón

Gathering vegetables for the Pachamanca
Date: 10 March 2023, Friday
Time: 8pm - 9pm
Venue: Blk 6 Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre, Singapore: 111013
Free, by registration.

Register here

Join Mr Kenny Chua who will share more about how the vegetable market at the Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre operates and the changes in vegetable trade since the 1970s. The first of three interventions organised as part of the Pachamanca food action programme spearheaded by Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Zambrano and presented as part of Singapore Biennale 2022 named Natasha, organised by the Singapore Art Museum.

Pachamanca Food Action by Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Edith Zambrano Almidón: In the context of the biennale, potatoes are elements of maternal shelter, vessels of migratory stories and global movement. The action of Papitas Tarpuycha – Earthing Potatoes starts with the re-learning and recognition of practices based by the place of origin, the mother Earth. The action brings voices together for the generation of new forms of connection and transformation. The action of Papitas Tarpuycha – Earthing Potatoes is composed of interventions in public space, from a sculptural installation to actions that will be open to public participation in the region of Huánuco, Peru, the region of Scania, Sweden, at the Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre in Singapore, a sweet potato garden in Singapore, and with contributions from Java, Indonesia.

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 - 08:00 pm
Pachamanca Food Action by Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Edith Zambrano Almidón
Pachamanca Food Action by Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Edith Zambrano Almidón
  • Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Zambrano Almidón

Pachamanca Food Action
Date: 12 March 2023, Sunday
The event will take place between 11.30am to 1pm on Lazarus Island at the installation installed near the Seringat Jetty. The event is free, and participants are advised to purchase your own ferry ticket via here and here.

Register here

This is the final session of the three-part Pachamanca food action programme spearheaded by Åsa Sonjasdotter and Daniela Edith Zambrano Almidón. This session invite participants to Lazarus Island where the artists will conduct the traditional Peruvian-Quechua Food ritual alongside their installation, Papitas Taypuycha – Earthing Potatoes.

In the context of the biennale, potatoes are elements of maternal shelter, vessels of migratory stories and global movement. The action of Papitas Tarpuycha – Earthing Potatoes starts with the re-learning and recognition of practices based by the place of origin, the mother Earth. The action brings voices together for the generation of new forms of connection and transformation. The action of Papitas Tarpuycha – Earthing Potatoes is composed of interventions in public space, from a sculptural installation to actions that will be open to public participation in the region of Huánuco, Peru, the region of Scania, Sweden, at the Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre in Singapore, a sweet potato garden in Singapore, and with contributions from Java, Indonesia.

St. John’s Island and Lazarus Island Sun, 12 Mar 2023 - 10:00 am