The Moon in your Mouth
Residencies
- 01.05.2024
The Moon in your Mouth is a research that explores kinship, and the interconnectivity of human and non-human beings through astrology and eating.
This new research is a deep investigation on how food connects us with both the earth and the larger cosmos of planets in our solar system. It begins from the very old phrase that astrology and astronomy were based on: As above, so below; as below, so above. This phrase first appeared sometime in between the 8th or 9th century, in Arabic on the Emerald Tablet, and has been perpetuating in science and philosophy since then. It still very much cited by astrologers today. It is the basic idea that what happens in the cosmos/heavens, is connected with what happens on earth, and vise versa.
In this research I want to understand the practical application of this concept by digging deeper into how the movement of the planets affects the human and plant worlds, to try and understand how we have an embodied connection with the cosmos through the food we ingest into our bodies.
The research will be for a year in which I will make connections with bio-dynamic farmers in Belgium and in the surrounding countries, to see how they can improve my understanding of farming with the cycles of the planets. I will also develop a deeper understanding of the science of metaphysics and astrology, by working with an astrologer in Belgium. I also want to connect with the Royal Observatory in Belgium to see how they might enlighten my research further. And finally, I want to engage in slow learning circles with peers with whom this research overlaps, as a way of deepening the theoretical concepts that come out of it.
By Samah Hijawi in collaboration with Erika Sprey, Susan Hopkins, Boerderij De Wassende Maan and the Royal Observatory I Production: Kunstenwerkplaats I Co-production: Monty, VIERNULVIER, KAAP, Kunstenfestivaldesarts and A.M. Qattan Foundation I Supported by the Vlaamse Gemeenschap.