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Plurality Now

Plurality Now is a performative dinner exploring the human body as a shared ecosystem. Through performance, art, biodesign, and collective dining, it turns eating into an immersive experience where participants encounter the invisible life forms that shape our existence
We usually think of bacteria as pathogens that we are at war with, but most microbes are neutral or beneficial for us. Humans are covered with a microbial film, and 90% of the cells in our bodies have bacterial DNA. The basis of our life is symbiosis.
At Plurality Now, we discuss how our systems might change if we focused more on our bacterial companions and saw eating as an act of care for our inner environment.

Plurality becomes a metabolized gathering space — a performative dinner where food is only the beginning. What we ingest together strengthens both our inner environments and the relationships that form a community. Participants are invited to encounter their invisible bacterial companions while sharing space with others, understanding nourishment as a collective process. Just as diverse microbiomes create resilience through cooperation and colonization resistance, communities thrive through mutual care and coexistence. In this setting, digestion becomes dialogue, and the shared meal reveals community itself as a living ecosystem — one that feeds, adapts, and evolves through shared presence.

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