Seaweed Becomings

Seaweed Becomings is a sculptural installation and performative dining experience. At its centre is a hand-cast table and seats made from lime mortar mixed with sand dredged from the adjacent canal, embedded with algae and urban sediment collected on site. The table functions as both a symbolic object and a functional dining surface, a material record of the Amsterdam waterways brought into the cultural space.

The project extends Salicornia Studio's ongoing research into territorial materials and food as medium, connecting the post-industrial waterways of Amsterdam to broader questions of ecological memory, multispecies coexistence, and regenerative food systems. It follows Dizionario dei Disastri (Salento, 2026) in establishing a recognisable formal language: the long table as a convivial symbol, raw local material as narrative carrier.

In collaboration with one of TestTafel's chefs - Hamish Day, the dining experience brings a menu inspired by seaweed.

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Menu

Amuse
Ulva cracker, whipped white bean, pickled sea fennel

First course
Cold Palmaria broth, cucumber, dill oil, raw salicornia

Second course
Pearl barley, Gracilaria, smoked potato, sea herb oil

Third course
Ulva-wrapped buckwheat cake, fermented sea vegetable, Palmaria glaze

Fourth course
Gracilaria panna cotta, apple, linseed crisp