JUN 21
FEAST I:
We Feast On Crumbs
CPW – Kingston, NY
Saturday, June 21, 2025
5:00-7:30 PM
Co-Curated by Marina Zurkow and Abigail Simon
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The invention of the ship was also the invention of the shipwreck.
—Paul Virilio
We Feast On Crumbs convenes around the question: How do individuals concerned with resistance and critique imagine a future—-or even inhabit the present? Through acts of sharing—images, ideas, histories, strategies and of course food—we come together as co-listeners, co-dreamers. We break bread. Participants include troubadour-animist Sophie Strand; psycho-ichthyologist Becca Franks; photographer Tanya Marcuse; and plant-based chef Kate Ray.
The surface of every photograph reflects the delirium that is human experience. As our visions of the world grow more entangled with the language of digital fabulation, can we rediscover authenticity by embracing the Irrational—and her sister, Chaos—as allies, forces worth protecting? What defines abundance, and when does abundance become excess? Is there pleasure to be found in scarcity? Can we learn to feast on crumbs?
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PHOTOS
SHORTS
FEAST Launch
FEAST I Overview
CURATORS
Abigail Simon
Abigail Simon conducts experiments with time-based media, found objects and social experience in hope that Art can trigger viral re-imaginings of possible futures. Her research focuses on manifesting artist collectives that imitate invasive species, so as to dismantle toxic hierarchies in the way that robust organic living matter disrupts manmade structures that have outlived their usefulness.
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Marina Zurkow
Media & participatory practice artist Marina Zurkow connects people to nature-culture messes, offering new ways of knowing and feeling. Zurkow was awarded the 2025 Hyundai Terrace Commission at the Whitney Museum of American Art, on view through January 2026. She is a founding member of several collaborative initiatives, including The Iceberg (with FEAST co-host Abigail Simon), and More & More Futures (with Sarah Rothberg).
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PARTICIPANTS
Becca Franks
Becca Franks is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at NYU, where she studies how science can help improve the lives of animals and support healthier relationships between humans and the rest of the natural world. Her work focuses on animal behavior, human–animal relationships, and aquatic animals, bringing an environmental lens to questions of animal welfare.
Tanya Marcuse
Tanya Marcuse is an American artist known for large-scale photographs exploring nature, time, and decay through intricate constructions. A Yale MFA graduate, her work is held by major museums, including the Met and the National Gallery. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and other awards. Tanya has published several books, including Fruitless | Fallen | Woven. She practices martial arts and boxing and teaches at Bard College.
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Kate Ray
Kate Ray is a Hudson Valley-based chef and writer who gets excited about local grains and weird desserts. She shares her creations through the micro-bakery RAY BAKE and writes a newsletter about food at kateray.substack.com.
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Sophie Strand
Sophie Strand writes at the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology. Her poems and essays have appeared in numerous projects and publications, including Lit Hub, Spirituality & Health, Atmos, Braided Way, and Art PAPERS. She is the author of The Flowering Wand,The Madonna Secret, and The Body Is a Doorway as well as the creator of the popular Substack “Make Me Good Soil.” You can follow her work on Instagram @cosmogyny.