Fortune loukoumades
Fortune Loukoulades is a performance
installation about the different rhythms
of everyday life in Athens, seen
through its street food. The dough of
loukoumades, a traditional Greek dessert
is applied on top of fortune cookies, a
statement sweet within the street food
culture of the city.
Looking into the clash between the fast
lifestyle while still following traditional
Greek values, dough and cultures mix
the same way: sometimes our fast
lifestyle overshadows the cultures that
support it.
The dough works as a polish, wrapping within
it a different culture. Inside, the fortunes
consist of Greek proverbs usually heard by
older generations, reminding us to slow
down.
The installation is meant to be felt through
touch, smell and taste. The room is filled with
the smell of fresh fried dough. The audience
is encouraged to break them like a fortune
cookie to read the proverbs but still eat
them with honey and lick their fingers like a
loukouma.