Flatbread Library, 2024
Sameer Farooq
Toronto Biennial of Art
The Flatbread Library is a long-term research project focused on the political and social significance of the tandoor, a large clay oven used in South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa for over ten thousand years. The project originated from an artist’s visit to Pakistan with his father.
Created in collaboration with the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, the project includes a large-scale sculpture in the form of a flatbread library representing a diverse map of Toronto through a collection of flatbreads obtained from various bakeries across the city. Based on the different types of bread, the artist has shaped a work that reflects the migration histories that have contributed to the city and explores the cultural and political connections created by this staple food.
Co-commissioned and co-presented by the Toronto Biennial of Art and the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, with residency support from the Stonecroft Foundation for the Arts.
Flatbread Library, 2024
Sameer Farooq
Toronto Biennial of Art
The Flatbread Library is a long-term research project focused on the political and social significance of the tandoor, a large clay oven used in South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa for over ten thousand years. The project originated from an artist’s visit to Pakistan with his father.
Created in collaboration with the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, the project includes a large-scale sculpture in the form of a flatbread library representing a diverse map of Toronto through a collection of flatbreads obtained from various bakeries across the city. Based on the different types of bread, the artist has shaped a work that reflects the migration histories that have contributed to the city and explores the cultural and political connections created by this staple food.
Co-commissioned and co-presented by the Toronto Biennial of Art and the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, with residency support from the Stonecroft Foundation for the Arts.