Mattia Papp

Dionysian Feast was a seven-act performative dinner hosted at The Grey Space in the Middle in The Hague. Centered on the figure of Dionysus, the project brought together food, performance, scenography, and mythological storytelling in an immersive ritual setting. For the project, I created seven hand-painted fabric panels, each measuring approximately 4 x 2 metres, which formed the scenographic structure of the evening. These textile paintings presented my own interpretation of the myth and transformed the space into a theatrical environment. Across the seven acts, different performances unfolded alongside the dinner, combining movement, image, atmosphere, and collective eating. The project explored Dionysus as a figure of ecstasy, transformation, excess, and social release

Dionysian Feast was a seven-act performative dinner hosted at The Grey Space in the Middle in The Hague. Centered on the figure of Dionysus, the project brought together food, performance, scenography, and mythological storytelling in an immersive ritual setting. For the project, I created seven hand-painted fabric panels, each measuring approximately 4 x 2 metres, which formed the scenographic structure of the evening. These textile paintings presented my own interpretation of the myth and transformed the space into a theatrical environment. Across the seven acts, different performances unfolded alongside the dinner, combining movement, image, atmosphere, and collective eating. The project explored Dionysus as a figure of ecstasy, transformation, excess, and social release

Dionysian Feast was a seven-act performative dinner hosted at The Grey Space in the Middle in The Hague. Centered on the figure of Dionysus, the project brought together food, performance, scenography, and mythological storytelling in an immersive ritual setting. For the project, I created seven hand-painted fabric panels, each measuring approximately 4 x 2 metres, which formed the scenographic structure of the evening. These textile paintings presented my own interpretation of the myth and transformed the space into a theatrical environment. Across the seven acts, different performances unfolded alongside the dinner, combining movement, image, atmosphere, and collective eating. The project explored Dionysus as a figure of ecstasy, transformation, excess, and social release

Samhain Feast was an eight-act performative dinner developed around Celtic mythology, folklore, and the ritual origins of contemporary Halloween. The project took Samhain as a moment of transition: the night between harvest and winter, life and death, the visible and invisible world. For the project, I created a large scenographic environment with 21 hand-painted panels, each measuring approximately 3 x 1.5 metres. These paintings formed an immersive setting for the feast, surrounding the audience with a changing ritual landscape. Food, scenography, performance, sound, and collective eating came together in a sequence of acts inspired by myth, seasonal transformation, ancestral presence, and the symbolic crossing between worlds. The dinner was conceived not as a conventional meal, but as a theatrical and communal ritual. Through edible sculptures, staged courses, and hand-painted surroundings, the audience entered a temporary world where folklore, material craft, and food became part of the same narrative experience.

Samhain Feast was an eight-act performative dinner developed around Celtic mythology, folklore, and the ritual origins of contemporary Halloween. The project took Samhain as a moment of transition: the night between harvest and winter, life and death, the visible and invisible world. For the project, I created a large scenographic environment with 21 hand-painted panels, each measuring approximately 3 x 1.5 metres. These paintings formed an immersive setting for the feast, surrounding the audience with a changing ritual landscape. Food, scenography, performance, sound, and collective eating came together in a sequence of acts inspired by myth, seasonal transformation, ancestral presence, and the symbolic crossing between worlds. The dinner was conceived not as a conventional meal, but as a theatrical and communal ritual. Through edible sculptures, staged courses, and hand-painted surroundings, the audience entered a temporary world where folklore, material craft, and food became part of the same narrative experience.

Prearation of the panels in my studio

sugar sculpture at Museum Beelden aan Zee

De oude vruchten van de boomarcheologie, bewakers van tijd en herinnering Il Tempo Ritrovato is een tentoonstelling gericht op het bewonen en promoten van de plek waar de Stichting Arboreal Archaeology is gevestigd en op het starten van een hedendaagse reflectie over de kwesties van het milieu, de samenleving en de biodiversiteit. Op woensdag 21 juni, ter gelegenheid van de zomerzonnewende, vond de eerste acte van de tentoonstelling plaats met de multidisciplinaire kunstenaar mattia papp / jusriver

De oude vruchten van de boomarcheologie, bewakers van tijd en herinnering Il Tempo Ritrovato is een tentoonstelling gericht op het bewonen en promoten van de plek waar de Stichting Arboreal Archaeology is gevestigd en op het starten van een hedendaagse reflectie over de kwesties van het milieu, de samenleving en de biodiversiteit. Op woensdag 21 juni, ter gelegenheid van de zomerzonnewende, vond de eerste acte van de tentoonstelling plaats met de multidisciplinaire kunstenaar mattia papp / jusriver

Midnight summer dream inspired edible landscape, hosted at The Grey Space in the middle

meermanno museun