MARIEHAMN 1996



In August 1996 the Edible Finns gave a two part performance in Mariehamn, Åland. First they cycled around the city and randomly had picnics in the middle of the streets, inviting bypassers to take part. As a grande finale they performed as a table in the Kakelhallen gallery in Mariehamn. Gallery visitors were given the opportunity to eat from a human table. The meal consisted of boats made of black bread (a speciality of Åland). The boats had masts of celery and sails of green algae and they were placed on the bellies of the artists, where they moved up and down as if floating on the waves at sea. In the centre was an island made of butter.

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