The second half of the project ROOTED RITUALS proposed urban explorations across landscapes and communities through a performative workshop format using action-cards. The last stage, Mercato che Vive, opened a perspective on the connections between food, territory, and community. Inside the Lorenteggio Market and in the surrounding areas, participants followed a silent itinerary, engaging in small collective actions and guided observations to discover how the market becomes a space of relationship, exchange, and care. The experience highlighted everyday food-related practices, revealing the market as a living place of sociality, culture, and sustainability, where each act of buying and sharing becomes an opportunity for participation and community-building.

About ROOTED RITUALS

ROOTED RITUALS is a site-specific public art initiative that weaves together participatory performances and food design workshops, fostering meaningful and embodied connections between people and food. The project emerged as one of the winners of the European call Feed Your Future – Engaging Youth for Creative Climate Action, promoted by Rede DLBC Lisboa and coordinated by the Municipality of Milan within the Creative Europe framework. It was realized through the collaboration of JOYY! Food Design, Laboratorio Silenzio, Social Design Lab, and APICAIA – Association for Italy-Asia Cultural and Artistic Exchange. Activities took place in selected neighborhoods of Milan, areas where access to food knowledge and cultural participation is often limited, yet ripe for new narratives and shared spaces.