Food for the artist; Playmobil for you

Pet trades his huge toy collection in exchange for food

9 Dec 2012

Missing the good ol' days when it was all play and no work? If you'd like to spend your Sunday afternoon nobly helping a hungry artist while revisiting your childhood, then this was something for you. You could exchange your food for toys from Pet van de Luijtgaarden's Playmobil collection.

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Pet's Playmobil Knight - For 6 months Pet will try to live off his collections, trading them one by one for food. He'll trade his Playmobil collection on December 9th . Pet vd Luijtgaarden

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Over the past three years Pet van de Luijtgaarden has collected millions of objects, questioning why we hold on to so much stuff. His collections have been exhibited in the Kunsthal (Rotterdam) and more recently in a massive exhibition, sized 13.000 m2, in the Jaarbeurs.

Pet has now brought his vast collections to Amsterdam to try and live off them. He is swapping them for foods such as jam, bread, or a wicked wintry soup. Anything fresh or easy to freeze is welcome.

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Pet's Playmobil Astronaut - For 6 months Pet will try to live off of his collections, trading them one by one for food. He'll trade his Playmobil collection on December 9th . Pet vd Luijtgaarden

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The Playmobil swap took place on December 9, from 14.00 to 17.00 at Mediamatic Fabriek. You could trade free entrance for a chore like an hour of barkeeping or half an hour of vacuum cleaning. If you wanted to pay with money it was €5,- for a membership including free entrance for a month. Kids half price.

Food for the artist; Playmobil for you was part of Ruilen, an exhibition and series of events from October 20 to January 6. Open Wednesday through Sunday, from 13.00 to 18.00.

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Pet's Playmobil Police Officer - For 6 months Pet will try to live off his collections, trading them one by one for food. He'll trade his Playmobil collection on December 9th . Pet vd Luijtgaarden

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Pet's Playmobil Sci-Fi Guy - For 6 months Pet will try to live off his collections, trading them one by one for food. He'll trade his Playmobil collection on December 9th .