Monica Martinez’s exhibit for EyeLevel BQE centers on the notion of modern mechanization and industrialization of food production and the position of the artist and industry. Martinez’s ideas depart from the history of urban architecture and are inspired by the works of Peter Behrens, Le Corbusier and the abstract forms of industrial silos, granaries and warehouses. For the past year she has been investigating and developing different architectural structures for the edible mealworm, a high protein and low cost food source. Martinez will present an installation showcasing three micro-architectures for raising and caring of the mealworm. The public will be invited to take home a small growing unit to learn to raise and care for their own worms. These micro structures are an opposed posture towards contemporary agriculture and the practices of large-scale factory farms.