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Go Home Curry Muncha
Wellington 2019
Gemishka Chetty, Aiwa Pooamorn
An intersectional feminist investigation into the politics of Masterchef. All the judges are white males. Asian contestants are told to stick to what they know best- their own ethnic food. And they tell us how to cook our own food. When white contestants do Asian cuisine, they get awarded the best dish. Fusion cuisine, in particular the europeanization of Asian food, is considered fine dining. The irony of our food being embraced, but not our people.
Aiwa Pooamorn is a Thai-Chinese stay at home mother, poet and performer based in West Auckland. She has performed for the Civic, Old Government House, Q Theatre and the Basement. Her poems are published in Landfall and the anthology New Kiwi Women Write. Gemishka Chetty is a freelance videographer, photography artist, and producer based in East Auckland. She has co-created and starred in a pilot web series called Brown Noize. She was the social media content creator and community engager for Dominion Road the Musical. She has organised community writing workshops around food, and for the HIV awareness festival. She has also exhibited her photography series, “So where do you really come from” at Studio One Gallery, and performed poetry for The Grand Opening at the Civic.
Creators and performers: Gemishka Chetty, Aiwa Pooamorn
Wellington City Creative Communities Scheme
