Opening: Entangled Cultures: How Humans and Microbes Co-create through Fermentation

Come celebrate at the UNM Maxwell Museum of Anthropology as we open a new exhibit, Entangled Cultures. It is curated by Toni Gentilli – interdisciplinary artist, anthropologist, and the museum’s Curator of Exhibits. This exhibit explores the interplay of cultural and microbiological forces from the origin of our species through the development of fermentation practices across human and microbial cultures.

Drawing from the Maxwell Museum’s collections, Entangled Cultures presents diverse global examples of traditional vessels used in the creation and consumption of fermented foods and beverages. The exhibit retraces the origins of many now ubiquitous ferments, such as wine, beer, bread, and cheese, and reflects on the ever-changing nature of human-microbe relationships.

Opening remarks by Director Carla Sinopoli at 2:15 PM. Live improvisational music by PMDAIN (Dain Daller), a musician who produces ambient techno compositions on an array of analog and digital hardware synthesizers. Although he is inspired by many ambient techno artists from the past, he has his own distinctive ‘ambient acid’ aesthetic. When performing live, he now prefers to improvise loops and tracks on the spot.

A variety of fermented foods and non-alcoholic beverages made by local providers will be available to sample and purchase, including: Brown’s Micro Creamery, Mi Young’s Farm (Kimchi), Urban Mama 505 Kombucha, New Mexico Ferments, Lost Cultures Tea Bar, and Dobro Bread Craft Sourdough.