Rootbeans – 2014 « Maf'j Alvarez

Rootbeans – 2014

An evolution of Choice, Chance & Circumstance.

Top image: Game played on the floor with improvised ‘beans’ made of pasta at Digihub art and chat Jan 2014 with 6 artists including Aharon, Selena, Simon McLennan, Rachel Cohen, Maf’j Alvarez, Johnny Marshall.

Bottom image: A replaying of the game using the same pasta ‘beans’ by Maf’j Alvarez

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