Food for thought and fun

Carpaccio of Giant African Land Snail, anyone? That’s just one of the many bizarre dishes that food-art trio Domestic Godless has conjured up, as part of its mission to use “food as material for irreverent artistic experimentation and invention”, writes Colette Sheridan

Now in its fifteenth year, the Domestic Godless was founded by artists, Stephen Brandes and Mick O’Shea, who were later joined by Irene Murphy. As part of a three-week residency at the Crawford Art Gallery (November 4-25), the trio will feature food events, a book launch, talks and special guests, including Ivory Tower restaurant owner and chef, Seamus O’Connell, and German publisher Jurgen Schneider.

The artists will bring their specially constructed kitchen (a cross between a nutty professor’s science laboratory and a food hub) to the Crawford, followed by a national tour.