History of the Sardine Can, 1973

The Discovery of…

I'd seen a photograph by Ger van Elk : The Discovery of the Sardines and thought- oh a highway with sardines coming out of a crack in the road- it left me craving for more - so I wrapped myself in aluminium foil, became a sardine, built a large metal sardine can from which I emerged, excited to perform this act on various stages & finally in at De Appel in Amsterdam - 1976 .

#GlamourIsResistance.

The performance at De Appel was meant to be very short to keep audience in anticipation. A big crowd gathered inside - people had to wait outside. I knew during this moment that filmmaker Ed van der Elsken was eager to come in, he photographed mostly women, however I did not wanted to be filmed or photograph and started the performance w/o him. For a moment I felt victorious - relished retaliating.