People: using Senses to live

The phrase: Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are. Physiologie du goût», by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1848)
Background sound: original music from Aritz Villodas to be played on loop. Sea Song.

AREA 1: THE CULTURE OF SEAFARERS

1. The fishing village: Life in the fishing villages on the edge of the Arctic and the Basque coast: jobs, legends, seasonality, the role of women in fisheries activities, as the main artery of economic activity. The long working periods alternate with long periods of enforced idleness, as determined by the maintenance of the boats and preparations for resumption of work. This means households strongly oriented by women, who also work in the fishing industry in the town. Familiar with the outside world and other cultures, their worldview differs from that of the farmer or industrial worker. The young generations of fishing villages inherit a way of living and a way of thinking about relationships with others.
Expository Items: Recreating a corner of kitchen ambience in Bermeo, and a kitchen corner in Norway (coal stove, low heat, etc) smelling of wood burning fire, crackling and chants … They sound beside the stove, chats, crossed conversations, whispering. And the rain rattling on the windows. Warmth.

2. The home of fishing communities. One of the country’s most significant social and cultural events takes place in a maritime setting. Along the coast, we find a variety of situations where men and women are forging daily aspects of a culture with very special characteristics. This has sociological, economic, cultural, and historical bases, also leaving its mark, for example, in the fields of language and literature.
Expository Items: Recreating a corner of the kitchen environment in Bermeo, a kitchen corner and one in Norway (coal stove, low heat, etc..) Scented wood fire crackling and humming … Sounds talk beside the stove, crossed conversations, whispering. And the rain rattling on the windows. Warmth.