April 10, 2026
Assistant Professor Illya Mousavijad Directs Upcoming Immersive Dining Experience Project at No Place Gallery
Step into a shared ritual of storytelling, where traditional Mexican and Indigenous cuisine meets virtual reality (VR). In Taste of Exile, participants who register for the immersive dining experience enter a multisensory environment that creates a layered encounter with memory, ancestry, and place, narrated by Chef Cristina Martínez. The experience explores culinary knowledge shaped by land, migration, and ceremony—presented not as a fixed tradition, but as a living narrative activated through taste and communal gathering.