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Soil, Toil & Table
Soil, Toil & Table reimagines the natural produce of the land through a radical lens on the human-nature bond, in an exhibition curated by and featuring Central Saint Martins staff, students and alumni. Exploring the web from soil to supermarket and beyond, it examines land cultivation, food culture, dining choices and waste renewal.
鈥淭here are no shortcuts in the soil,鈥� the old saying goes - a truth as ancient as agriculture itself: the health of the land guides the wellbeing of all it produces and sustains. What is on our plates is the result of weathered hands, resilient natural cycles and lifetimes spent tending to the crops and herds. Yet, as the divide between urban lifestyles and the farms that feed us grows, this wisdom is slipping into oblivion鈥�
As cities grow, farmland shrinks, and one-third of the world鈥檚 soil degrades, food is increasingly industrial. Featuring over 70 works from the Central Saint Martins community, this exhibition combines heritage and bold ideas for the future. We invite you to dig deeper, question, and carry forward the ideal that the strength of our food鈥攁nd ourselves鈥攂egins with the soil beneath our feet.
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Soil, Toil & Table reimagines the natural produce of the land through a radical lens on the human-nature bond, in an exhibition curated by and featuring Central Saint Martins staff, students and alumni. Exploring the web from soil to supermarket and beyond, it examines land cultivation, food culture, dining choices and waste renewal.
鈥淭here are no shortcuts in the soil,鈥� the old saying goes - a truth as ancient as agriculture itself: the health of the land guides the wellbeing of all it produces and sustains. What is on our plates is the result of weathered hands, resilient natural cycles and lifetimes spent tending to the crops and herds. Yet, as the divide between urban lifestyles and the farms that feed us grows, this wisdom is slipping into oblivion鈥�
As cities grow, farmland shrinks, and one-third of the world鈥檚 soil degrades, food is increasingly industrial. Featuring over 70 works from the Central Saint Martins community, this exhibition combines heritage and bold ideas for the future. We invite you to dig deeper, question, and carry forward the ideal that the strength of our food鈥攁nd ourselves鈥攂egins with the soil beneath our feet.
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Lethaby Gallery at Central Saint Martins presents Soil, Toil & Table, a pioneering exhibition exploring our complex relationship with land, food production, culture, consumption and waste.
