New Store
From Ship to Shop
Enjoy today’s Catch of the Week! There are two seemingly identical fish dishes on the menu at Residency for the People. Both were bought in The Netherlands, but one is from local fishers, while the other is from a distant ship, the product of the global fishing industry. Which would you choose?
Why at the New Store?
We often buy food without knowing how it gets to our plate. From Ship to Shop offers a glimpse into the murky global supply chain of a single fish, while simultaneously questioning what it means to eat ‘local’. Locally caught fish is fresher, has lower transport emissions, can benefit the local economy and community, and is often fished more sustainably. But the costs are often higher. Are you prepared to pay more to eat local? Will it taste and look better? Is it worth it?
From Ship to Shop — opening times
From Ship to Shop will be open throughout the week as part of the New Store. However, the fish dishes will only be served during dinner (17:00 – 21:00) in the restaurant of Residency for the People during Dutch Design Week.
About the project
From Ship to Shop challenges the way we treat our food. There’s a growing desire to know more about the origins and journeys of what we eat. Knowing where our food comes from gives us the option to choose to eat more locally grown and sourced food, with its associated benefits for climate, economies, communities and our health.
Together with Dutch fishers, Jan and Barbara Geertsema-Rodenburg of Goede Vissers, and meat and seafood market; G&B Yerseke, Brogen shows us the difference not only in where the fish comes from, but also in how it is caught, the distance it has to travel, its degree of freshness and how it can be prepared – all of which affects the price and ultimately your taste buds.
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The designer
Brogen Berwick is an artistic researcher, occasional fisherwoman and current North Sea explorer, who – when on land – is based in Rotterdam. Her work focuses on the boundaries of forensic investigation and her research themes centre around the geopolitical thresholds of marine infrastructures and industries. Her work explores the tangible intersections of design journalism, ecology and politics through mixed media installations. Brogen works with video projections, ceramics, sculptural installations and site collaborations to unpack the hidden systems found between these complex issues and navigate how they weave between human and more-than-human networks.
With special thanks for the special contributions of Goede Vissers (Jan and Barbara Geertsema-Rodenburg) Boris from meat and seafood market G&B Yerseke, the chefs of Residency for the People and artist Margeaux Abeyta.
