The Foundation Sunol, located on Paseo de Gracia, 98, hosts the exhibition “The feast fragile”, a photographic exhibition of the artist Hannah Collins (London, 1956) which reviews some curious ingredients of the cuisine of chef Ferran Adrià. The exhibit features 250 photographs, also published an extensive and sensitive book written by the artist, which includes 30 ingredients used for cooking Adrià.
And is that the culinary world than the creator of El Bulli is reflected in these snapshots in the particular culinary journey of Collins. The photographs unveil the origin, the transformation process and the preparation in the kitchen of the ingredients and dishes that are a temptation.
In addition, editing a book that provide text for each ingredient, making describe the work of fishermen, hunters, ranchers, farmers … agents that have been part of the development and production process of each product.
The relationship between Hannah Collins and Barcelona is very personal. It started with their particular visit to the Boqueria market, where he offered a different view of the products in each season. In this case, “The feast fragile” presents fairly certain ingredients such as anemones Cadiz, the Japanese kudzu, the nomadic honey cultivated in Italy or the Pyrenean pines.
Raw materials which are culinary delicacies and through the photographs tells a subtle elegance and the transformation performed by the alchemist chef reinvents and knows how to combine. The images invite us to look, touch, smell and taste each ingredient portrayed.