When entering Proef Rotterdam at the opening, guests were asked for their date of birth. According to this information we could track their astrological element; water, fire, earth or air and tied a coloured ribbon around their wrist to distinguish between each. We served everybody his or her own element-specific food. The opening lasted the wole day. In the first two hours I noticed that there were only air and earth people visiting. I started to get worried that we would run out of white and brown food and have lots of red and green leftovers. Finally the water and fire guests came and balanced things up. Later on I read that apparently water and fire people have a tendency to be late.

Eating on the beat…
A dish is a composition. Tastes are musical notes. Combining them and giving them space and rhythm creates a ‘musical masterpiece’ in the mouth. Dictated by a big drum, the guests ate little bites in a certain sequence. The penetrating deep sound of the drum and the feeling of having the same experience all together made this project very intense and sometimes hilarious.
For instance, when the next drumbeat would sound while mouths were still chewing, a slight wave of panic was noticeable.