Inês Coelho da Silva & Kita Rancaño Ward
Portugal
Inês Coelho da Silva is an artist and researcher in the fields of art, food, and ecology, based in Portugal. She holds an MA in Sculpture by the Royal College of Art (UK) and is a Tutor and Researcher at The Gramounce. Inês has collaborated with institutions such as Mediamatic (NL), Basque Culinary Center (ES), Inland Campo Adentro (ES), Institute for Postnatural Studies (ES), Domaine de Boisbuchet (FR), Oficinas do Convento (PT), Terzo Paesaggio (IT), Rua das Gaivotas 6 (PT), and Paralaxe (PT).
Kita Rancaño Ward is an artist and researcher working at the intersection of food systems and speculative design. Through sound, writing, and immersive installations, she creates intimate spaces to explore our entanglement with vibrant matter. Her recent works include "Sensorial Ingestions" at Reference Point (UK), "Elliptical Orbits of Care" performances in the UK and Japan, and contributions to London Climate Week's Symbioscene (UK).