Digest: Lingering after a meal

Mago is so excited to welcome local artist Laurie Caird as our 1st artist in residence from April 1st to June 30th.  

Laurie is an artist based in Oakland. Her work explores our relationship to time, celebrating the Japanese concept of ichigo ichie – cherishing the moment at hand, as it will never be replicated – and themes of connection to nature, humanity, and joy through food.

Artist statement

Gathering to share a meal connects us to our communities in a ritual that offers the opportunity to pause, particularly after a very satisfying meal and uplifting camaraderie, and appreciate the effort and care demonstrated in every element. Digest is dedicated to every person and resource involved in the highly curated experience of dining – those who farmed and harvested, chopped and simmered, selected the perfect plate; the seeds, the water, the earth.

Painting the post-meal tablescape extends the invitation to mindfully absorb the experience – the company, the conversation, the sense memories – everything that made this meal one to savor long after the dishes have been washed.