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Cheesy Celebrity Selfies | Catherine Flood

Cheesy Celebrity Selfies

An article for the V&A Blog, 2019

In this piece I explain the art and science behind one of my stranger curatorial projects – making cheese using bacteria harvested from the skin of five celebrities. It might sound a bit gross, but making ‘human cheese’ is a fascinating journey into the world of microbes, from their culinary importance in creating flavour to the vital role they play in how our bodies work.

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Author: Catherine Flood 
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Getting to know our microbes better through cheese-making both celebrates bold flavours and reminds us of our interdependence with other species. Eating with your microbiome in mind may become common practice in the future.