The Lost Food Banquet of the North

The exhibition "The Lost Food Banquet of the North" by the duo Place Courage, featuring Maude Levasseur and Marie Samuel is an immersive and participatory, exploring the memory of dishes and ingredients from Nordic and circumpolar regions. Combining written stories, audio, video, handcrafted objects, and live testimonies, this installation invites the public to sit at a banquet to discover, exchange, and enrich the shared stories.

This project celebrates the connections between biodiversity and intergenerational transmission for anyone who calls "The North" their home, while addressing mourning, preservation, and the revitalization of living heritage. The collective has traveled to co-create with Nordic and circumpolar communities from both America and Europe in order to foster intercultural conversations. The stories of the Inuit, Innu, and Sámi peoples form an important part of the banquet, alongside stories from Montreal, Quebec, Finnish, Swedish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, and Alaskan communities. Supported by these local and international friendships, Place Courage invites the weaving of bridges between communities, generations, and culinary memories. And you, what is your lost dish? Join us on March 8th and 9th!