Noa Jansma
/Bio Art and Design/
The Eternal Supper is an ongoing, eternal, investigation into the concept of what it means to be food. It asks: what happens to me when my body is transformed and absorbed by someone else—and vice versa? Jansma sees this as a deeply unifying process, connecting all life through a planetary metabolism that fosters both spiritual and environmental healing. Acknowledging our edibility compels a radical rethinking of dominant Western dualisms such as body/mind, inside/outside, human/nature, individual/collective, and life/death. The work advocates for an animistic perspective where the sacred is found in ever-changing material, rather than in abstract, immaterial notions like heaven and spirits. Through this exploration Jansma seeks to accept—perhaps even romanticize—the way life hinges on the sacrificial exchange of each other's deaths.
Noa Jansma is a multidisciplinary artist who investigates commonly accepted cultural beliefs by challenging their validity or purpose through seemingly naive questions. Her work focuses on the relationship between humans and their (ecological) environment, using food as both a subject and a medium. The questions she raises often intersect philosophy, the material-spiritual duality, and politics, resulting in diverse outcomes such as culinary performances, video installations, and educational programs.