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Antes de Darjeeling existía Formosa Oolong
With Mellow Sheng and Nadia Nadesan
Free admission
Language: Spanish
Activity of the exhibition Whispers, Hubbub, and Paradoxes.
Furiasia 2022. Photo: Cinthya Fung
A simple cup of tea reveals a complex past of appropriation and resistance that still resonates in the present. Through a tea ceremony designed by Jenny Chih-Chieh Teng, accompanied by Chinese calligraphy and narrated by Nadia Nadesan, the history of Formosa Oolong tea and its connection to colonialism, migration and cultural identity is explored.
Led by Mellow Sheng and Nadia Nadesan
Mellow Sheng
Raised in Taiwan and New Zealand, and currently based in Barcelona, Jenny Chih-Chieh Teng is a multidisciplinary artist and former designer. She is also the founder of Mellow Sheng, a food and culture platform that emphasises natural food processing, oriental tea culture and Chinese calligraphy. A project dedicated to promoting living culture.
Nadia Nadesan
Researcher and cook who weaves together migration, technology, and food to tell stories and build community. Her practice combines critical research, participatory design, and illustration to create spaces of resistance, care, and collective learning. Through her work, she seeks to reimagine fairer, more sensitive, and shared futures.
