PIE is a poem written in the form of a recipe.
With all the right ingredients, time, and proper attention, a recipe yields the ideal, or something like it. Its formulaic nature allows for reproducibility, a kind of reliability that beckons comfort and satisfies hunger.
A relationship is analogous to a recipe: two people with corresponding character, who meet at the right time and place, and who give each other the proper attention and care yield a unified and unique translation of life. Sometimes it sustains, and sometimes love becomes a sunk cost.
PIE describes a relationship — the friction between what we crave, what we need, and what we get. PIE serves two, satisfies none, and seeks to release one from patterned illusions of control.
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January 24 – 28, 2024: Hologram performance of PIE
A hologram of Elisabeth Sweet read PIE at the annual IGNITE Festival in South Florida held at Mad Arts Museum.
March 28, 2024: Five Flavors of PIE
Elisabeth Sweet released 30 editions of PIE in five flavors: Cherry, Blackberry, Lemon Meringue, Pumpkin, and Mud. The poem is the same across the five flavors, which are differentiated by the color of the flavor smudge on each page. The collection debuted on Electric Artefacts, with special thanks to Aleksandra Art.
July 2, 2024: PIE in Berlin: a poem in culinary translation
Elisabeth Sweet invited two local Berlin chefs, hana betakova of rustcakes and Adrienne Kammerer to translate PIE into dessert. An exhibition on July 2nd at Atelier.süd featured hana and Adrienne’s culinary interpretations of the poem and a special, single edition artwork of PIE by Elisabeth Sweet which has both physical and digital form. The artwork’s digital component is composed of the same poem merged with a soundscape of Elisabeth’s reading of PIE and sounds recorded while hana translated the poem into cake. The physical manifestation includes a hand painted frame and custom printed glass.
At the exhibition, Elisabeth performed PIE, the collaborators and organizer had a conversation, and everyone ate the art.
Organized by Olha Pylypenko
