I Chef I Chef I Chef

„I Chef I Chef I Chef is a collaborative work about cooking with different actants initiated by Julia Walk, art direction and design by Michael Walk, layout and design by Markus Benjamin Riedler printed by Soybot, published by conte potuto, supported by Land Steiermark and BMKOES. Limited edition: 200 pieces. The book shows works of:

Sasha van Aalst, Vetle Bergan, Gustave Demoen, Veza Maria Fernandéz, Daniel Fonatti, Gukubi Mato, Angelika Gschwandtner, Caroline Haberl, Gabriel Huth, Josefine Hübler, Moon Hyung Lee, Marie Kainz, Fritz Enzo Kargl, Susa Kern, Nana Mandl, Keno Meiners, Paula Maria Hernández Mollison, Jürgen Münzer, Nadia Prince, Atlana Puntigam, Ernesta Puntigam, Johann Puntigam Markus Riedler, Rivka Saltiel, Dagmar Scheiber, Peter Schönhardt, Sarah Sternat, Nina Strasser, Julia Walk, Michael Walk, Nina Sophie Weiss

About the book:

Cooking is a process in which humans and non-human things collaborate to create something delicious. Non-human entities, such as food, dishes, and tools, possess their own power and the ability to transform themselves. Sometimes,

non-human entities act independently of humans. For instance, foods such as yogurt and sauerkraut can ferment on their own without human mixing or heating. In other cases, non-human entities work in conjunction with humans,

such as in the preparation of a simple dish. All these processes involve the interaction of different actors, which we refer to as actants in the case of non-human actors. Each participating entity contributes to the action and outcome of a dish.

In cooking, we no longer consider the agency of individuals but rather a shared, distributive agency.