Where the Secret Sauce is Spilled by Children: Mattancherry’s Kitchen Alchemy
Most kitchens are ruled by parents. In a small corner of Fort Kochi, the kids have taken over the menu—and the memories.
Published 3 February 2026
This has finished
- On view
- 12 December 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Times
- 1:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Part of
- Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025–26
Where
Forplay Society
Art gallery · Opposite Kaycee Corporation, Bazaar Road, Mattancherry
Kitchen Alchemy, a live multi-sensory installation returning to Forplay Society, is flipping the script. It reimagines the domestic kitchen not as a chore-filled room, but as a "relational site." Here, the steam from a pot isn't just cooking rice; it's carrying stories across generations.
The Art of the Every Day
Collaborative artists Aruvi Eleanor, Arivu Ilango, Arunima O P, and Arjun S Sasikumar have crafted a world where the textures of daily life—the grind of a mortar and pestle, the stain of turmeric on a countertop—become a mode of inquiry.
Why the Kids are in Charge
The most radical part of this installation? It centers children as the primary narrators. By foregrounding child-authored drawings, gestures, and non-linear storytelling, Kitchen Alchemy challenges the rigid, "adult-centric" way we usually record history.
It’s a reminder that a child’s memory of a meal is often more vivid, sensory, and honest than any recipe book.