毋忘．毋諒（謹向所有和平革命者致敬）¡Ni perdón, Ni olvido! (homage to all peaceful revolutionaries)

– social engagement/gastronomy/performance, Mexico City, Mexico, 26-30/7/2016

這裏曾是西班牙攻陷墨西哥的古城；這廣場上的學生運動曾換來血腥鎮壓；這兒幾幢的公營房屋在地震中整座損毀倒塌。在傷亡以外，這裏還住著數以萬計的人們，以活力迎接每一天。
在兩節工作坊裏，與居民一起探討社區、個人回憶、食物和紀念碑，然後分別按他們訂下的主題：家庭、同理心、團結、身份認同 及多元性，用食物製作紀念碑，並在廣場上與眾同樂，透過美食分享個人故事。我亦就與他們協作的經驗，用水果、花卉、香草與水，為每組製作活力紀念碑。相對於一塊塊在廣場上豎立紀念大歷史的官方碑石，食物紀念碑看似瞬間即逝，但隨著色香味覺滲入身體，將化成感官記憶，縈繞生活之中。

Tlateloloc is the place where the Spanish conquered Mexico in 1521, the place where the protest turned into bloodshed in 1968, the place where the Earthquake in 1985 took away hundreds of lives and some buildings. More importantly, it is the place where people now live with vivid memories and experiences. While monuments on the Plaza of Three Cultures commemorate these historical events in Tlateloloc, what keeps the living memories of habitants in the place?
Local neighbours were invited to join the workshop, sharing their treasured memories of Tlateloloc. The stories were then presented in forms of food: edible monuments to be shared with friends, neighbours and the public in a party in the Plaza of Three Cultures. These transient monuments themed Home, Empathy, Solidarity, Identity and Diversity, as compared to the authoritative ones, offer not only gastronomic delights but also create a communal space where people share intimate moments of celebrating their lives in Tlateloloc and personal exchanges. In response to my experience of working with the residents, I also created a fruits and herbs infused water fountain for each group as Monuments of Energies.

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This work is part of the Liquid Project of Alumnos47,
curated by Jessica Berlanga Taylor.