The Institute of Unnecessary Research
To use food as an artistic medium is somehow subversive but also inclusive. We are told from an early age “don’t play with your food!” but it’s something we all want to do - to share food brings people together. But it’s precarious medium too, fraught with dangers, it can harbour pathogens, allergens, or be used to conceal poisons - food can be deadly. The Department of Culinary Arts investigates this wealth of possibilities and uses food to engage the public in developing an understanding of some of these issues.
“The Pathogenic Patisserie” is a cake shop filled with potential horrors, delicious concoctions that represent pathogenic bacteria and demonstrate issues around antibiotic misuse, infection control and normal flora. The artwork has been performed at Brighton Science Festival’s “Play with your food” event and the “Art and Medicine 2011” exhibition as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival.
Lucy McCabe is currently studying medicine at Brighton and Sussex Medical School.
Head of Culinary Arts - Lucy McCabe
The Department of Culinary Arts investigates this wealth of possibilities and uses food to engage the public in developing an understanding of some of these issues.
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