Food and drink • March 06, 2025
The gastronomy by the lenses of José Chagassa
By Redação Riotur
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The opening of the exhibition will be on 10/03, starting at 19h, with the right to autographs with the presence of chef João Diamante, who on occasion will launch the book "Receitas de Diamante", from the publisher Malê, with stories and recipes compiled by writer Simone Mota and photographs of various..
A visual experience that unites the sophistication of gastronomy to photography and transforms dishes into works of art. This is the proposal of the exhibition “Visual Appetite - Why do we eat with our eyes?”, in the Vogue Square, on Barra da Tijuca, from Tuesday, 11/03. Curated by photographer José Chagassa and Galerista Fátima Simões and production signed by Studio 10, by Tiaia Mawe, the show brings together striking images that explore the aesthetics of food, raising gastronomic photography to a new level.
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The opening of the exhibition will be on 10/03, starting at 19h, with the right to autographs with the presence of chef João Diamante, who will on occasion launch the book "Receitas de Diamante", from the publisher Malê, with stories and recipes compiled by writer Simone Mota and photographs of several authors, some of them José Chagassa.
The gastronomy as a tool for change
More than a celebration of the beauty of food, the exhibition "Visual Appetite - Why do we eat with our eyes?" also has a social purpose: support for the project "Diamonds in the Kitchen", dedicated to the transformation of lives through gastronomy. Created by João Diamante in 2016, "Diamonds in the Kitchen" promotes the training of young students to work or undertake in the sector, not only as chefs. Classes include cooking, nutrition, food anthropology, cocktails and hospitality for people aged 16 years in vulnerable situations living in Rio de Janeiro favelas.
"The project of the show reinforces the commitment to the inclusion and positive social impact of actions such as João Diamante. The idea is to show that art, photography and gastronomy are tools for change," says José Chagassa, who has just won the gold medal at Brasília Photo Show for his work at Studio 10.
The exhibition “Visual Appetite - Why do we eat with our eyes?” is on display at Vogue Square Shopping between 11 and 31/03. The address is Avenida das Américas 8.558, Barra da Tijuca. The entrance is frank.
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