Evelyne Raje
Experience 2
2021
Decolonize Italian coffee
How to make
Italian coffee with local resources and question its colonial heritage?
I collected soil in Italy and followed the steps of preparing Italian coffee using this soil.
Coffee is a morning ritual in most Northern Countries, yet its exploitation is limited to certain tropical regions with a history closely related to colonization. Its monoculture threatens the biodiversity of these regions, and its price fixed by the stock market makes its exploitation precarious.
This performance is part of a series that questions the colonial heritage which persists over time and generations in Europe, through food and gestures.
I collected soil in Italy and followed the steps of preparing Italian coffee using this soil.
Coffee is a morning ritual in most Northern Countries, yet its exploitation is limited to certain tropical regions with a history closely related to colonization. Its monoculture threatens the biodiversity of these regions, and its price fixed by the stock market makes its exploitation precarious.
This performance is part of a series that questions the colonial heritage which persists over time and generations in Europe, through food and gestures.