Work
Cultural_Capital
Snacks, produced by artist Lau Thiam Kok, were made during KURATOR’s custodianship of sourdough starter, as part of glorious ninth’s Cultural Capital project, and served at the Infected seminar.
- Date:
- 2009
From Thursday May 21st 2009 cultural_capital was being cared for by KURATOR at University of Plymouth. On Thursday 28th May 2009 the starter was distributed at the Infected Seminar. Snacks were served produced by artist Lau Thiam Kok, made during KURATOR’s custodianship of sourdough starter.
http://cc.gloriousninth.net/K_documentation.html
Drawing parallels between the use of bacteria and culture in traditional bread-making and the self-organising and generative condition of network art. Historically, a good sour-dough culture was very important to day-to-day living; it can be transported easily, shared with friends and strangers and can last for generations. Cultural_Capital is conceived as a touring artwork that accumulates bacteria and cultural capital from every venue in which it is installed. More on the concept can be found of glorious ninth’s website.
