Radical Hospitality:

Kain Na Tayo!

Influenced by Maria Orosa, the Filipina food scientist behind one of the Philippines’ most beloved ingredients - banana ketchup - Kain Na Tayo! draws on her creativity to invite audiences to explore issues of climate crisis and consumption through diasporic and intergenerational perspectives. Maria’s use of native fruits and vegetables in product manufacture helped combat the food insecurities experienced in the Philippines throughout the early twentieth century; establishing a legacy that continues to influence contemporary Filipino cuisine today.

Through a unique 8-hour event at Brunswick Mechanics Institute held on Saturday, 11 March 2023, Kain Na Tayo! worked with artists, chefs, musicians, and storytellers to guide audiences through a series of installations and performances, illustrating the ingenuity of Filipino food culture.

Artists: Alfred and Charlotte Nicdao, Aida Azin, David Finnigan and Ness Roque, Taga Barrio, Matcho Makata, Dan-Jerinel (Gallivant), DJ Mendoza, and Reuben Ingall.

Produced by: Catherine Ortega-Sandow, MJ Flamiano, and James Emmanuel McKinnon.

Photography: Kenneth Suico.

Presented in partnership with Next Wave.

Supported by Next Wave and the Australia Council for the Arts.