Playful chicken nuggets
by Annie Scott, Posted Nov 3rd 2008 @ 8:00PM
No, it's not the latest genetic modification by KFC (thank God, right?). It's a display by British conceptual artist Banksy at his project The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill in New York City's Greenwich Village.
As Joe DiStefano reported a few weeks ago, the display, which just closed on Halloween, featured chicken nuggets like the above, as well as "living" fish sticks, and sausages wriggling toward water. The idea was to challenge our perception of the foods we eat. According to io9.com, children thought the creations in the cages were real and tapped on the glass.
The concept brings up some interesting feelings about food. As we chomp on our ostrich jerky and our chicken rings, we no longer connect with the idea that what we are eating was once a living thing. To animate these things is an interesting juxtaposition of the detachment.
More coverage is available at io9.com.
Filed Under: Food News
Tags: banksy, charcoal grill, chicken rings, ChickenRings, fishsticks, fried foods, FriedFoods, greenwich village, jerky, new york, new york city, nuggets, ny, nyc, village, village pet store
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11-05-2008 @4:10AM Mish said... So creepy!! I would never eat ANYTHING that has a pulse!!!
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