Food Performance

Food Performance

A sculptural ceramic project that explores the performative act of eating through sensorial and bodily gestures. The collection includes a series of handmade utensils—tools that extend the body and activate movements such as licking, smearing, scooping, and scraping. These gestures echo primal and ritualistic actions that challenge traditional table etiquette and redefine the dining experience.

Each object is carefully designed and crafted in Tel Aviv by Avi Ben Shoshan. The work investigates the emotional and physical interaction between human and vessel, blending contemporary ceramic practice with timeless human behaviors. The pieces are both functional and conceptual, inviting reflection on the sensory and cultural aspects of nourishment.

Final project – Department of Industrial Design, Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Art Direction & Styling: Avi Ben Shoshan
Photography: Sveta Shelgovskaya

A set of sculptural ceramic utensils inspired by eating rituals, designed to extend the hand and evoke bodily gestures such as licking, smearing, and scraping. Handmade in Israel by designer Avi Ben Shoshan.

Food Performance is a ceramic design project by Avi Ben Shoshan, exploring sensory eating rituals through handmade sculptural utensils. Inspired by body gestures and global dining traditions, the collection offers a contemporary take on the relationship between form, function, and food. Designed in Tel Aviv and exhibited as part of Shenkar College’s Industrial Design Department.