More Than Chilli

Chilli is one of the most popular food ingredients in contemporary China, and symbolic of modernization. More Than Chilli goes beyond its trendy façade to explore Chongqing, known for its tradition of spicy food. From Rossy Liu’s perspective as a local, she reflects on personal memories associated with chilli throughout her life. A combination of fragmented scenes, objects, dialogues, movements and sounds are drawn on to unravel the locality of culinary identity. While chilli has become a ubiquitous flavour in today’s global society, the project emphasizes the hidden intimacy that still exists between Chongqing locals and their unfiltered connection to chilli.