Action Against Hunger’s solidarity crockery , made in collaboration with L a Cartuja de Sevilla , unites the talent of 24 artists with Spanish crafts in a project to help those most in need. An initiative in which solidarity and art come together for a common goal: to end hunger.
“With this project that we have called Solidarity Crockery Against Hunger , we want to offer a new look at the problem of hunger, take it out of its context and turn it into a call for reflection on those who can eat every day, compared to those who can’t. they have a plate on their table”, comments the director of Marketing and Communication of Action Against Hunger.
“From the first moment, we wanted art to offer us new perspectives. And we wanted to do it on the basic utensils that we use to eat: a plate or a cup. Tableware objects that offer us a new perspective with the five senses, all the that we use to eat. And, through an artistic language, to raise awareness about something as serious as the fact that there are many people who still suffer from hunger in the world”, Laura Fontanet highlights. “In addition, we think that this tableware can be a gift for this Christmas , which goes a little beyond the stereotype that a donation means, in the NGO environment.”
24 designs by Spanish artists
This charity tableware against hunger was presented at Espacio Solo in Madrid. Eleven of theartists who take part in the project and took the opportunity to share the experience of making their designs.
The illustrator Abe The Ape said that his design reminds him of his grandparents, country people who lived off the land and claimed the land as a source of wealth that must be taken care of. Ale Burset commented that her design came from the idea of ​​a photo of a book about the baroque and she wanted to relate the conceptual idea to the cause. The God of the Three, also an illustrator, added that he usually works with animals, with pop culture as a reference, and for him, ” hungerit is like that primitive and wild animal that devours you”. The illustrator The King of Ruin focused his creativity on the heart. The heart as that human element where solidarity resides, which is the joint work with which we can solve hunger in the world. Juan Francisco Casas illustrated, in a Magdalena, that feeling of waiting so subtle that hunger causes. Mach Studio, for its part, wanted to unite the problem of hunger with the climatic emergency by referring to the sea, a place that sees is becoming a landfill and what we need to continue feeding ourselves.
Ofelia Hernandez, with her illustration, makes a social criticism that reflects that there is a lot of food that is thrown away and, at the same time, many people who go hungry. The writer Patricia Benito shared a poemwith their hands as symbolism and, at the same time, saviors of the world “they are the ones that take away fear and protect love”. Sara Bueno, also a writer, approached hunger in a more friendly way, with memories of her childhood, of that satiated hunger that she felt as a child and that she claims that all girls and boys in the world can feel. Finally, the photographer Eugenio Recuenco commented that her image of a bleeding mouth refers to all those good intentions that come to nothing: “We have to talk much more about this problem,” he added. The photographer Rocio Aguirre spoke about the image of a breastfeeding baby and said: “We have to breastfeed the world so that it doesn’t go hungry.”
Solidarity crockery of the Cartuja de Sevilla
The Action Against Hunger solidarity tableware, made in Spain by the Cartuja de Sevilla, consists of 6 flat plates, 6 soup plates, 6 dessert plates and 6 cups with a saucer. A total of 30 pieces that stand out for the originality of their design.
The crockery is intervened by 24 artists from different creative fields who have left their stamp on the 30 pieces to create a unique design on each plate and each cup. National and international singers, poets, writers, illustrators, photographers and other visual artists have collaborated to leave their mark on the project and give solidarity through this Action Against Hunger solidarity tableware project.
Alejandro Sanz, Beatriz Luengo, Yotuel Romero did not want to pass up the opportunity to participate in the project, which has such characteristic designs as the Spanish singer’s Partio Heart. Among the designs there is also a poem by the poet Sara Bueno, a dedication by the Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa or an illustration by the painter Alex de Marcos. Also included are original and creative designs executed by such renowned visual artists as El Chico Llama, Rocio Aguirre, Abe The Ape or Naranjalidad.
The crockery can be purchased through the official website www.vajillacontraelhambre.org where all the details of the project can be consulted, with videos of the artists themselves in which they explain the creative process of their design.
The price of the complete crockery is605 euros , although you can choose to buy individual packs with 6 flat plates, 6 soup plates, 6 dessert plates or 6 cups with saucers. The delivery will be made at home, with a packaging that summarizes the different designs of the project.
the 24 artistswho participate in the Action Against Hunger solidarity tableware project: Abe the Ape (illustrator); Alejandro Sanz; Ale Burset (photographer); Alex de Marcos (painter); Andreche (illustrator); Andres Merida (painter); Beatriz Luengo (singer); Carlos Salas (artist); Elena Pancorbo (illustrator); The Boy Calls (Illustrator); The god of the three (illustrator); The Ruin King (illustrator); Eugenio Recuenco (photographer); Juan Fco Casas (illustrator); KdeMann (illustrator); Mario Vargas Llosa; Orangeness (illustrator); Ofelia Hernandez (collage artist); Mach Studio (3D artists); Patricia Benito (poetess); Pichiavo (urban artists collective); Rocio Aguirre (photographer and artist); Sara Bueno (poet) and Youtel Romero (singer).
The problem of hunger increases
The health crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented economic crisis throughout the world. Although hunger is not an infectious virus that spreads by contagion, it is a disease that advances, spreads and already affects an eighth of the planet. In 2020, 811 million people in the world suffered from hunger, 118 million more than in 2019. In the case of Spain, it is estimated that there are around 11 million people at risk of poverty , that is, a quarter of the population.
“We believe that it is very important to work on different solidarity projects that cover different sectors,” said Laura Fontanet, Director of Marketing and Communication at Action Against Hunger. “We are infinitely grateful to the 24 artists who have collaborated on this inspiring project to create a truly unique tableware, which we hope will accompany many special moments, and at the same time, give us back hope and encourage us to fight for a world without hunger “.
