Ensemble

Gayle Chong Kwan, Pique Nique, 2006

Gayle Chong Kwan, Ensemble, 2006

Ensemble is a miniature theatre set of ‘The Marriage of Figaro’, but with a cast entirely made out of printed food packaging. Viewers were invited to create and record different scenes.

Reflecting the development of picnics, which originally meant ‘everyone bringing some food’ rather than the contemporary definition of ‘outdoor eating’, especially after the French Revolution, Ensemble creates an opportunity for multiple voices around food to be shared