Soft Cannibalism | Solo presentation at Test Kitchen, Helsinki

Reliefs, text and music performance

An evening of edible relief sculptures, music performance and text. The chocolate reliefs contain pasteurised human milk from donors, proposing a form of dairy consumption rich in historical, symbolic, and political meaning. 

Mouths that once suckled milk now sing and send breath through instruments.

Works included:

New Farmer, edible bas-relief, edition of 7

Sugar, cocoa butter, almond flour, sunflower lecithin, natural vanilla extract, human milk from four donors. Paired with Graham's Six Grapes Reserve Ruby Port (20.0%) from Douro, Portugal, not far from the Côa Valley where wild cattle live.

Pupukuu Puruluu Sukusuu, musical performance | Concept and lyrics: Anni Puolakka | Composition: Miša Skalskis | Performance: Tuukka Haapakorpi, Merja Kokkonen, Heikki Nikula (bass clarinet), Anni Puolakka, Miša Skalskis (kantele)

Living in the Renaissance and Thinking about Lactation, text

An extract from a conversation between historian Jutta Sperling and Anni Puolakka, part of an upcoming publication edited by AP and Maija Timonen.

Photos: AP and Test Kitchen