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**Headline: Science Gallery Bengaluru Opens “Calorie” Exhibition, Exploring Our Complex Relationship with Food**

**Bengaluru, August 29, 2025:** The Science Gallery Bengaluru has launched a year-long exhibition titled “Calorie,” inviting visitors to explore the multifaceted relationship between humans, society, and food. The exhibit, which opened this month, delves into not only the nutritional and agricultural aspects of food but also its connection to geopolitics, technology, climate change, caste, and gender.

The exhibition, supported by the Gates Foundation, British Council, and MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions, features a diverse range of artworks from both international and Indian artists. Through installations, sculptures, and interactive exhibits, “Calorie” poses critical questions: Who grows our food? Who has access to it? How does it affect our bodies? And what waste does it generate?

“We have a strong cultural relationship to food, and food is also an object of scientific research,” said Dr. Jahnavi Phalkey, the founding director of the Science Gallery Bengaluru. “Discussions about food have gained more currency in every domain of our life nowadays… The exhibition is an invitation to look beyond what is on our plate and to interrogate the systems, values, and choices that feed us.”

Highlights of the exhibition include:

* **Long Hanging Fruits:** An installation by Indonesian artist Elia Nurvista about the palm oil industry.
* **Food as an Archaeological Site: How to cook Bombay Duck:** Parag Kashinath Tandel’s sensory installation focusing on the Bombay Duck fish, the Koli fishing community of Mumbai, migration patterns, and pollution.
* **Don’t Lick It All Up:** Rajyashri Goody’s ceramic recreations of food that is scavenged or begged for, exploring the relationship between food and caste.
* **Mapping Mapusa Market:** Orijit Sen’s interactive installation showcasing Goa’s historic Mapusa Market.
* **The Museum of Edible Earth:** A project by artist Masharu looking at the communities around the globe who eat clay or soil.
* **Ragi.net:** Artist Surekha explores how Bengaluru’s ragi-growing land has now been converted to a tech capital.

In addition to the artwork, “Calorie” will host a series of food festivals, film screenings, workshops, and lectures throughout the year. Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, a board member of the gallery, emphasizes that “Calorie urges us to rethink how we use resources, grow crops, and adapt to climate change… With the upcoming food lab, we aim to spark curiosity, inspire innovation, and drive a healthier, more sustainable future.”

“Calorie” is open to the public from Wednesday to Sunday, 10 AM to 6 PM, until July 2026. Admission is free. The Science Gallery Bengaluru is located on Bellary Road, Ganganagar.

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