Chips Mackinolty
La ricchizza di la terra/La ricchezza della terra
The wealth of the land
In developing this body of work, I have become acutely aware of the ways in which language has both shaped and reflected changes in food availability over thousands of years. “New” foods have become available over those millennia: carried on the back of trade and conquest from other parts of Italy and Europe; from the middle and far east; and from Africa and south America. These foods have slowly become part of local cultures and language. It is part of the human story but one which today, in this age of globalisation, may threaten our existence.
Working with Palermitano dialect—as well as Italian—has made sense from the beginning. But translator Francesco Pusateri, through his many commentaries to me, has heightened the tragedy of loss that sees the existence of local food varieties withering alongside the cultural loss of local language: they are inexorably linked.
And we are the poorer for it. All of us.
Darwin/Palermo, February 2016
 Chips and Wealth of the Land seriesAt Nomad opening, Darwin, 2016. |  Installation at Nomad, Darwin 2016 |
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 Installation at Nomad, Darwin 2016 |  29-Cicuoria-SB.jpgLa cicuoria La cicoria Chicory Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |
 28-Pumu-SB.jpgU pumu Il pomo The apple Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45cm |  27-Ficu r’innia SB.jpgI ficu r’innia Ficchi d’india Prickly Pear Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |
 26-Spàraci-SB.jpgI spàraci I sparagi Asparagus Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |  25-Prunu-SB.jpgU prunu Il susino The plum Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |
 24-Taroccu-SB.jpgU taroccu Il taroccho The blood orange Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |  23-Furmintuni-SB.jpgU furmintuni La panocchia Maize Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |
 22-Milinciana di tunisina-SB.jpgLa Milinciana di tunisina La melanzane viola Purple eggplant Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |  21-Cucuzzeddi di friiri mini-SB.jpgI cucuzzeddi di friiri I zucchine Zucchini Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |
 20-Piricoccu-SB.jpgU pircocu L’albicocco The apricot Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |  19-Persica-SB.jpgLa persica tabacchiera La pesca The peach Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |
 18-Ciuru di cucuzza-SB.jpgU ciuru di cucuzza Il fiore di zucca The pumpkin flower Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |  17-Cirasa-SB.jpgLa cirasa La ciliegia Cherries Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |
 16-Piseddi-SB.jpgI piseddi I piselli Peas Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |  15-Ficu-SB.jpgU ficu Il fico The fig Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |
 14-Nespula-SB.jpgLa nespula La nespola Loquat Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |  13-Pumadoru-SB.jpgU pumadoru Il pomodoro The tomato Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |
 12-Fràgulina_e_ceuse-SB.jpgI frauli e ceusi Le fragoline e gelsi Baby strawberries & mulberries Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |  11-Pipareddi verdi-SB.jpgI pipareddi verdi I peperoncini verdi Green chilies Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |
 10-Pere-SB.jpgI Piri I pere Pears Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |  09-Rrapi rrussi-SB.jpgI Rrapi rrussi La barbabietola Beetroot Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |
 08-Pumaruricchiu-SB.jpgU Pumaruricchiu I pomodori di ciliegia Cherry tomatoes Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |  07-Pipittuni-SB.jpgU pipittuni Il cedro Citron Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |
 06-Giri-SB.jpgI giri La bietola Beet Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |  05-Cacocciuliddi-SB.jpgI cacocciuliddi I carciofini Baby artichokes Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |
 04-Cipuda scalognu-SB.jpgI cipuda scalognu I cipollotti Shallots Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |  03-Granatu-SB.jpgU granatu La melagrana Pomegranate Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |
 02-Àgghia-SB.jpgL’àgghia L’aglio Garlic Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |  01-Pipareddi SB.jpgI pipareddi rrussi I peperoncini rossi Red chilies Ink jet print on archival paper, 45x45 cm |
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