The safe and equitable supply of food to the world’s population relies on a system of global networks: farmers, fishermen, breeders, traders, transport companies, markets and industrial processing plants. However, these networks not only produce and distribute what is necessary for human nutrition. They are driven by the capitalist imperative of growth to produce ever more products, which leads to poor eating habits and massive food waste due to overconsumption. Yet this system is increasingly reaching its limits on account of global warming and political and economic factors.
The exhibition aims to show visitors the spatial and technical foundations of our food production, as well as the challenges and opportunities this poses for the future.