Artist Dinner with Ken + Julia Yonetani

Ken + Julia Yonetani’s work explores the interaction between humans, nature, science and the spiritual realm in the contemporary age, unearthing and visualizing hidden connections between people and their environment. Their installations work within an interdisciplinary field, inspiring responses through all five senses – sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch.

BOAA's own Gavin Draper has taken of the challenge of translating Ken + Julia's practice into a gourmet dinning experience, accompanied by a selection of wines from Dalwhinnie, located in the Pyrenees region of Western Victoria.

Gavin is a French trained chef who has worked internationally at numerous 5 star hotels.  Gavin has a penchant for David Bowie and is the author of cook books Omg Gluten Free Gourmet, and Omg Plant-Based Gluten Free Gourmet.

Ken + Julia will be discuss their practice and extensive career, which includes exhibited at Venice Biennale 2009, National Museum of Singapore (Singapore Biennale 2013), Abbaye de Maubuisson in France (2014), National Gallery of Australia (2015), Honolulu Biennale (2017), Bildmuseet Museum Sweden (2016), Malmo Museum Sweden (2018), Z33 Belgium (2017), Kenpoku Art Festival Japan (2016), The Armory Show New York (2018) etc.