Comida en el arte contextual: concepto, catalizador o nexo

Anna Borisova Fedotova

doi:10.31637/epsir-2026-1652

Authors

Anna Borisova Fedotova Universidad de Murcia/Universidad Internacional de la Rioja https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3740-9622

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2026-1652

Keywords:

food, contextual art, urban spaces, social change, transformation of meanings, colaborative artistic practices, cooking, sharing food

Abstract

Introduction: This article analyses contextual artistic practices, whose central component consists of preparing, serving and sharing food; seeking to discern the functions of food in this type of intervention. Methodology: To this end, using the method of semantic analysis of critical and academic publications, we present a selection that reflects the evolution of this trend in art and exemplifies its main paths of development. Results: The first attempts to link life and art through food, such as artist restaurants, paved the way for incorporating food into creative production both as a material and as a relational element. Discussion: We observe that food can play three main roles within contextual art initiatives: serving as a link to unite the people involved, raising a reflection on the meanings linked to this universal action or presenting itself as a catalyst for change in the social fabric, in the perception of shared urban space or other areas selected as a target. Conclusions: The interpretation of these functionalities in each project influences the relationship established between its participants, the food and the place of action.

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Author Biography

Anna Borisova Fedotova, Universidad de Murcia/Universidad Internacional de la Rioja

Professor and researcher at the University of Murcia and the International University of La Rioja. Doctor of Fine Arts (Cum Laude, International Mention), graduate in Fine Arts (UMU, end-of-degree award), Master's Degree in Artistic Production and Management (UMU). Her academic and artistic research focuses on the transformative power of art in its participatory, mediating and contextual dimensions. Her scientific output, disseminated through numerous international conferences and high-quality publications in the fields of art, audiovisual communication, photography and education (in magazines such as Fonseca, Fotocinema, Espacio, Tiempo y Forma, Arte y políticas de identidad and in chapters of books published by prestigious publishers such as Dykinson, Visor, Nau Llibres, etc.) demonstrates the interdisciplinary approach of her research.

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