For the Open Studios of Villa Kujoyama (a branch of the French Institute in Japan) in November 2019, Luz Moreno and Anaïs Silvestro designed a ceremony to honor the new Japanese olive oil.
With the help of olive oil producers, the duo first cooked recipes around Japanese olives and olive oils (caramelized olives, olive leaf infusion, smoked sake, etc.). Then, from the olive wood of the island of Shodoshima, Luz and Anaïs made the dishes and tasting objects (glazed ceramic from wood ashes, carved wood, etc.). Finally, they designed and produced the scenography for the ceremony. All of these creations took place in a performance presenting an excerpt from the ceremony lasting approximately 10 minutes.
Inspired by "The Olive Tree Route", Luz and Anaïs have imagined an event at FARMOON restaurant in Kyoto. From November 23 to 29, 2019, the public was able to discover an exhibition made up of photographies, sculptures, researches into materials from wood and olive leaves.
To fuel this exhibition, a culinary experience around French and Japanese olives and different kinds of olive oils took place on November 23. In collaboration with the duo Luz and Anaïs, chef Masayo Funakoshi has imagined a unique meal for 26 guests. Some of the dishes that were served on the menu were smoked mackerel with olive leaves, bear meat with garlic and olivesand an olive oil ice cream accompanied by a frozen olive and a buckwheat shortbread.
