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Salmon Sculpture Saloon
Performance, Installation
Project(OR) Art Fair, Rotterdam, NLD, 2008
Curated by
Verena Kaspar-Eisert, Kunstraum Niederösterreich
Supported by
Goethe-Institut Rotterdam
Commissioned work
A scaffold with a scissors lift was converted
into an improvised restaurant on the limited space of a fair stand at the Project(OR) Art Fair
Rotterdam. Salmon Sculpture Saloon confronted visitors with the choice
of either an edible salmon sculpture for a quick bite or a conserved salmon
sculpture to add to their collection. Visitors thus had to choose between
ephemeral enjoyment of art or a permanent art object. At the same time, the
multilevel use of the space visualized the high costs gallery owners bear for a
fair stand and offered potential buyers exclusivity paired with visibility –
two essential aspects of the art market.
Price
The dish was sold for €3 for immediate consumption; the price for the seven-pieces limited edition SALMON SCULPTURE was 273.15 times higher (corresponding to the temperature’s lower limit value, absolute zero).
Production by
Eva Grumeth - Grundvier
Price
The dish was sold for €3 for immediate consumption; the price for the seven-pieces limited edition SALMON SCULPTURE was 273.15 times higher (corresponding to the temperature’s lower limit value, absolute zero).
Production by
Eva Grumeth - Grundvier