Lard Salad Project

Artist: Stephan Tiron (born: Bucharest, 1976)
Conspirator: Poke a.k.a. Role
Documentation: Peter Asaro

Concept:

To turn a large piece of Romanian smoked Lard into an artistic "Happening."

Location: Vienna, Austria:

Near the McDonalds Restaraunt on Mariahilfe Strasse,

and the Gluhwein stand in MuseumsQuartier.

Time:

Evening, The Mass of the Immaculate Conception, Thursday December 8, 2005.

The Event:

Offering Lard Salad to Strangers, calling it "Romanian Tofu," on Mariahilfe Strasse:





Offering Lard Salad to Strangers, at the MuseumsQuartier:



Transferring Lard Salad to disposable dishes, at the MuseumsQuartier:



Leaving Lard Salad out among other free snacks, at the MuseumsQuartier:





 

The Results:

Most people were curious, but cautious. Several tried it, including one person who very much enjoyed it, and a vegetarian who refused to believe that it was really tofu. One of the plates left out had clearly been picked at, so who knows how much of it was consumed . . . :



Mmmmmmmmmmmm, lard . . . . . . . . .