mezedes on the ilissos — a parasitic dinner
dinner, sound installation
2022
A collaboration with Lena Violetta Leitner.
At one point, we wondered: could these shared meals themselves become an artwork? This question led us to organise a “parasitic” dinner at a special location—the nearly dried-up Ilissos river. We were joined by two Athenians, whom we served a six-course menu composed of questions, reflections, associations, and quotes from interviews with scientists and philosophers, alongside our favourite mezedes.
The project was later presented as a sound installation at State of Concept in Athens, as part of the event Where is the river?
Photos of the dinner, the invitation, the menu, and the sound-installation. Photos courtesy of Lena Violetta Leitner and Frederiek Simons.