Eating in Public

Eating in Public (Gaye Chan and Nandita Sharma) has utilized guerilla Papaya gardening, an independent rhizomatic recycling program, and a chain of anti-capitalist free stores to challenge authoritarian power structures and the system of private property/public state. The collective embodies a D.I.Y. ethos, creating local mimetic project structures that encourage people to share, replicate, and expand the work. Building on the work of the 17th century Diggers, Eating in Public actively attempts to reclaim and expand the egalitarian commons in the middle of capitalist society. Most recently, Eating in Public has independently designed, installed, and documented easily replicable recycling bins throughout the island of O’ahu.

Founded 2003. Based in O’ahu, HI.