Flour in the Palm Lines
掌纹里的面粉
Performative Lecture 32′22″
Workshop: 30 minutes
“I watch as flour slowly settles into the lines of my palms. At that moment, I became an imitator of Fatimah and Aminah from my hometown. I never needed to learn how to knead; I know how to scrape the wooden board clean with a cleaver. When I touch the flour, I return to childhood — a life I had briefly set aside while learning to become someone else.”
This is a story about flour, dough, and the act of kneading. Sophia will share her memories of yoúxiāng, beef noodles, and bread — and the experiences of sitting at three different tables — tracing forms of knowledge carried in the body, transmitted through watching, and sustained across time.
The performance dwells on flour embedded in skin, the rhythm of kneading, and the quiet persistence of certain movements across time. Audiences are invited to witness the unfolding, to listen, to smell, and to touch the dough.
“我看着面粉如何一点点填满自己的掌纹，这一刻我似乎是故乡的法图麦和艾米乃的模仿者，我的眼睛已经替我学了千万遍。我不用学习如何和面，我知道怎么用菜刀去清理和面的木案板，触摸面粉的时候我又回到童年，我只是在模仿另一个种人生的路途上暂时忘记了。”
这是一个关于面粉、面团与揉面的故事。我将分享关于油香、牛肉面与面包的记忆，以及坐在三张不同餐桌前的经历——追溯那些藏在身体里的知识，那些通过观看传递、跨越时间延续下来的动作。
这场表演性讲座通过一系列简单的行动展开：洗手、揉面。在口述性的反思与具身性的重复之间表演，探讨那些无需正式教导便被习得的知识形式，表演聚焦于在面粉嵌入掌纹的质感、揉面的节奏，以及身体动作在时间中持续存在的状态之中。观众被邀请见证，聆听、嗅闻，触摸面团。
Full Video Password: Flour2026
Full Performance Password: Flour2026
Videography: Changli Luo, Wang Xue Sophia
Editing: Wang Xue Sophia
Photo Archives: Wang Xue Sophia
Sound: Suno
Cooking: Athina Koutsiou, Fatemeh Asiri
Documentation: Athina Koutsiou, Mirella Moschella
Technician Support：Esther Dascha Westra
Coordinator: Grace Lostia
Communication: Wan Ing Que
Special Thanks: Qiaoling Cai
2 April 2026
Multilingual Recipes
kitchen-ing based project series
Flour in the Palm Lines, Dough as Refusal
Workshop & Performative Lecture
with Wang Xue Sophia
Organized by While Kitchen-ing
Hosted by the b.ASIC a.CTIVIST k.ITCHEN