In Consequence : a Domestic Ecosystem
with Jonas Musil and Thea Scurtu
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne ; Spring 2022
Professors: Uriel Fogué, Eva Gil, Carlos Palacios


A harmony and the dissonance - the music, the silence, the life - is the living complexity.


This project addresses the urgent issue of food scarcity by reimagining subsistence
agriculture as a vital and transformative domestic practice. Rather than treating food
production as a commodified, industrialized process that demands ecological stability
and minimal disturbance, the project embraces the unpredictable, living nature of
ecosystems. It proposes a retreat from centralized food markets and their extractive
logic, instead cultivating a localized, living ecosystem in which every human and nonhuman
actor participates in a shared, interdependent community.
Our global food systems are failing to meet the needs of the global population, prioritizing
quantity over sustainability through the widespread use of synthetic fertilizers, chemical
pesticides, and high-yield monocultures. This model depends on the overexploitation of
essential natural resources—soil, fresh water, and fossil fuels—while generating massive
industrial waste and pollution. At the same time, it reinforces a dangerous disconnection
between consumers and the origins of their food.
The vulnerability of urban food networks is becoming increasingly evident in the face of
climate change, political instability, and global conflict. These stresses reveal the fragility
of food supply chains and the risks of overreliance on distant, centralized systems. This
project directly responds by fostering personal and communal reconnection to the
processes of food cultivation. It promotes intentional consumption and care—for both
human and non-human life—while offering a model for diversified, resilient food sourcing
in urban environments.