Exhibition opening
11/03/2025, 7pm

Workshop "Compost as Superfood"
12/3/2025, 6 - 8 pm

Opening hours:
Mon–Fri 4 - 8pm
Sat 11am - 3pm


Exhibition tickets:
Adults €3.00, Students – €2.00, Family ticket €4.00, Groups (10 – 30 people) €1.00 per person.
Free entry: Children up to 12 years old, Students of art high schools, schools of applied arts and design, Students of art history, museum studies, art academies, and design (with presentation of a student ID card); Retirees; Members of professional associations HDLU, ULUPUH, AICA, ICOM, HMD, DPUH (with presentation of a valid membership card); Media representatives (with presentation of a valid press card); Persons with disabilities (with presentation of a valid document – ID card or a document proving disability); Unemployed individuals (with presentation of a confirmation from the Croatian Employment Service)

masharu (NL): "Museum of Edible Earth" & "Compost as Superfood"

The Museum of Edible Earth is a collection of edible earths from across the globe: over 400 different types of earth-like substances from 34 different countries.
The goal of the Museum is to constitute an extensive collection of earths suggested for oral use from as many countries as possible and, through consideration of their cultural uses and histories, in addition to cross-disciplinary partnerships, workshops and collaborations, encourage a reconsideration and reflection upon the earth.
With the audience at the core of the work, visitors are invited to taste the earth, share their tasting experience and engage in dialogues surrounding cultural differences and relationships with the environment, while reviewing their knowledge about food and cultural traditions using creative thinking.

The project Compost as Superfood seeks to research and discuss the implications of consuming human-made soil on personal health and community health. It is intended to open discussion of the safety surrounding consumption of organic materials, and the complexity of cultural understanding, spatial and environmental awareness, and personal desires surrounding this.
This project, based on bio-design and food design, explores the possibility of producing human-made soils with the primary purpose of consumption through investigative and creative principles.

Artist: masharu

Projects:

Museum of Edible Earth
Participatory installation produced by Ars Electronica, 2021
Collaborators: Dr. masharu, SasaHara, Olga Ganzha, Basse Stittegen, Elvira Semmoh, Dinesh Basnet, Raphael Pia, Sas Holweg

Production supported by: Ars Electronica, Mondriaan Fonds, Creative Industries Fund NL, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Pauwhof Fonds, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Stichting Niemeijer Fonds

Compost as Superfood
Participatory installation, 2023-2025
Collaborators: Benthe van Wallenburg, Jo Metcalfe, Helen Weeres, Wouter Engelbart, Tuinderij de Volle Grond, Boerderij Eetmeerbosch, Anastasia Bragina, Evy de Nijs, Emma Polman, Kateryna Telyatnikov, Hannes Buchwieser, Heribert Insam, Mbali Marais, Debra Solomon, Rubén Borge, Katja Po, Grigorii Chernenkov, Elisa Rodríguez
Project by Masharu Studio: masharu, Sil Zeigarnik, Sophia Komarov-Reinisch, Yutong Liu, Bao Yuyang, YiXuan Zhu, Abla Hazourli, Olga Ganzha, Sydney Kamer, Despoina Koukouve, Diletta Bisio, Tom Ossendorp, Pan Vanitcharoenthum

Production supported by: Bodemzicht, Waag Futurelab, European Media Art Platform (EMAP), European Union, Creative Industries Fund NL, Platform DIS, Ars Electronica, Mondriaan Fonds

Organization: KONTEJNER
Curator: Olga Majcen Linn / KONTEJNER
Technical realization: Jakov Habjan, William Linn
Design: kuna zlatica
PR and social media: Inesa Antić

The exhibition is organized as part of the European project Future DiverCities.

Eating earth and compost during the exhibition is at own risk. It is not recommended by the Food Authorities.

Exhibition opening
11/03/2025, 7pm

Workshop "Compost as Superfood"
12/3/2025, 6 - 8 pm

Opening hours:
Mon–Fri 4 - 8pm
Sat 11am - 3pm


Exhibition tickets:
Adults €3.00, Students – €2.00, Family ticket €4.00, Groups (10 – 30 people) €1.00 per person.
Free entry: Children up to 12 years old, Students of art high schools, schools of applied arts and design, Students of art history, museum studies, art academies, and design (with presentation of a student ID card); Retirees; Members of professional associations HDLU, ULUPUH, AICA, ICOM, HMD, DPUH (with presentation of a valid membership card); Media representatives (with presentation of a valid press card); Persons with disabilities (with presentation of a valid document – ID card or a document proving disability); Unemployed individuals (with presentation of a confirmation from the Croatian Employment Service)

masharu (NL)

masharu (they/them) is an earth eater and earth lover, a founder of the Museum of Edible Earth. masharu's projects combine scientific research with a personal approach and cultural practices. In 2011 they obtained a PhD in Mathematics and graduated with honours from the Photo Academy Amsterdam. In 2013-2014 they participated in the art-in-residency programme at Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunst in Amsterdam. In 2018 masharu was an artist fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS-KNAW). In 2024 they were a EMAP (European Media Art Platform) residency artist at Ars Electronica. masharu received several awards, such as Award of Distinction at Prix Ars Electronica (Austria) and YouFab Global Creative Awards (Japan). The work of masharu is supported by the Mondriaan Fund.

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