The cardboard chair made up of stacked discarded cardboards was placed in the middle of a public courtyard and infused with coffee.
The installation was an experiment in sensory design and was meant to evoke associations to 'coffee breaks'.

The modified version of the cardboard chair made up of stacked discarded cardboards was placed in the middle of a public courtyard and infused with coffee. In addition to the chair, a footstool was placed which allowed for more than one person to sit and enjoy a 'coffee break'.
The installation was an experiment in sensory design and was meant to evoke associations to 'coffee breaks'.

Breakfast installation at the Norrlands Opera in Umea, Sweden for the MADE Festival in collaboration with the students of Architecture school.

The breakfast consisted of parathas, a traditional breakfast bread in Pakistan. Guests were served the paratha wrapped in an Urdu newspaper(as is done in the streets) with Swedish strawberry jam which was an ode to individual food memories and the comfort it evokes. The food was served on mappings of the city of Umea and the guests were asked to mark out their comfort zones across the city. The breakfast was meant to be interactive and was a diaogue on comfort and context.

Guests were seated on the floor, and were made to break the bread with their hands. They were surrounded by audio and visual reminders of a busy food street in Pakistan, as they sat having their breakfast in snowy Umea. Migrants seek comfort in food, even in vastly different contexts.

EAT Umea collaborated with Interdine to have a discussion around a dinner table where we discussed delicate themes and urgent issues over food, in an informal matter. The invitees were a medley of Umea residents, refugees, public officials and activists. Following the influx of migrants/refugees in Sweden, it has been impertinent to have open discussions.

The evening started with a Pakistani food workshop which was held where the invitees got together to learn and prepare a typical dinner.

EAT Umea works on the principles of food being the ultimate equalizer, and as all the guests sat over the dinner to discuss the pressing issues with regards to the policies and treatment of refugees in the Swedish society, it allowed for a peaceful conversation to take place even if vastly different viewpoints.