Plastic Kitchen Lab 2022-ongoing 
Plastic Kitchen Lab (PKL) creates edible plastics. This installation invites us to reflect on the contemporary proliferation of plastic through a multi-sensory experience while providing a space for dialogue on the topic. Blending the elements of a kitchen counter and a mini-laboratory, PKL demonstrates the actual fabrication process of bioplastics, showcases stunning samples of these materials, and encourages participants to engage playfully with the qualities of plasticity—inviting them to appreciate plastics as materials in their own right, rather than merely as shells or containers.


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Le Plastic Kitchen Lab (PKL) crée des plastiques comestibles. Cette installation nous invite à réfléchir sur la prolifération contemporaine du plastique à travers une expérience multisensorielle tout en offrant un espace de dialogue sur le sujet. Alliant les éléments d'un comptoir de cuisine et d'un mini-laboratoire, le PKL démontre le véritable processus de fabrication des bioplastiques, met en valeur des échantillons impressionnants de ces matériaux et encourage les participants à s'engager de manière ludique avec les qualités de la plasticité—en les invitant à apprécier les plastiques en tant que matériaux à part entière, plutôt que comme de simples coquilles ou conteneurs.


PKL installation at IDFA DocLab, 
Amsterdam, 2022. 
Materials: water, gelatin, agar-agar, vegetable glycerin, eggshell, titanium, potassium benzoate, mold, onion skin, charcoal, orange peel, nasturtiums, beet juice, black beans, and chlorophyll.
photo credit: Konstantin Guz
PKL installation at IDFA DocLab, 
Amsterdam, 2022. 
Materials: water, gelatin, agar-agar, vegetable glycerin, eggshell, titanium, potassium benzoate, mold, onion skin, avocado pit dye, vitamin B6.
photo credit: Jurre Rompa 
PKL installation detail. 
Materials: water, agar-agar, vegetable glycerin, 1 month freeze, metal display, magnifying glass. 
photo credit: Jurre Rompa
PKL installation at IDFA DocLab opening event, Amsterdam, 2022. 
photo credit: Jurre Rompa
PKL installation at IDFA DocLab, 
Amsterdam, 2022. 
Materials:  water, gelatin, agar-agar, vegetable glycerin, eggshell, titanium, potassium benzoate, mold, onion skin, avocado pit dye, vitamin B6 .
photo credit: Konstantin Guz
PKL installation at IDFA DocLab opening event, Amsterdam, 2022. 
photo credit: Jurre Rompa
PKL installation at IDFA DocLab opening event, Amsterdam, 2022. 
photo credit: Jurre Rompa
PKL installation at IDFA DocLab, 
Amsterdam, 2022. 
Materials: water, gelatin, agar-agar, vegetable glycerin, eggshell, titanium, potassium benzoate, mold, onion skin, charcoal, orange peel, nasturtiums, beet juice, black beans, and chlorophyll,  onion skin, avocado pit dye, vitamin B6.
photo credit: Konstantin Guz

PKL performance presentation at IDFA DocLab, Amsterdam, and MEET Digital Center in Milan, 2023. Credit photo: Francesco Prandoni

PKL installation at IDFA DocLab, Amsterdam, 2022. photo:  Konstantin Guz

PKL installation at IDFA DocLab, 2023, Amsterdam.  photo: Konstantin Guz









PKL installtion at the Montreal Biosphere Museum, 2023


Memories of the workshop 
in the Biosphere





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