Taste zones

2023/24

Group activity, drawings and paintings

‚Taste Zones‘ is a group activity that challenges the tongue map, which, from its introduction in 1901, falsely divides taste reception into rigid zones: bitter, sweet, salty, and sour. Using the tongue as a reference point, participants draw from their backgrounds and beliefs to explore the subjective nature of taste. By creating drawings and paintings, the group activity questions how taste is understood, moving beyond anatomy to embrace personal experience. The group activity reflects individual and collective dimensions of taste, revealing how personal and collective memory shape our sensory understanding.