Missing (homage to all peaceful revolutionaries)

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– performance/gastronomy, Chicago, USA, 03/06/2016

Missing (homage to all peaceful revolutionaries)

On the 27th anniversary of June Fourth Incident in Tienanmen Square (1989) in Beijing, I made a soup/stew to probe into the forbidden trauma of the crackdown on a democracy movement. The bloodshed has not been written in the official history; the relevant numbers cannot be found on any publications or the Internet.  The meal was inspired by performances on the same day and served on Beijing time 4 June 2016 (Chicago time: 3 June), as part of the STǓ gastronomy program in Rapid Pulse International Performance Art Festival 2016.
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Missing (homage to all peaceful revolutionaries)
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Missing (homage to all peaceful revolutionaries)

RECIPE:

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ingredients (serving 64 people) – all stewed in a big pot after boiling

short-grain rice: 2.7lb

green/Mixed Lentils: 19oz

baby carrot: 89 pieces

wweet corn: 64oz

whole raw cashews: 8.9oz

coconut oil: 6.4 fl oz

dried shiitake mushrooms: 64 pieces

ginger root: 64 slices

salt

water

alphabet pasta: 64oz (cooked in boiled water, drained, and stir in before serving)

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sauce

kale / apples / cucumber / lemon juice / lemon zest / roasted cashews / ginger root / garlic / salt / sugar / sesame seeds / sesame oil

(proportions upon your preference, all blended together in food processor)

Missing (homage to all peaceful revolutionaries) Missing (homage to all peaceful revolutionaries)

photo credits: Mána Taylor Hjörleifsdóttir & Shelan O’Keefe

rp2016this project was presented as part of the STǓ gastronomy program in Rapid Pulse International Performance Art Festival 2016