Helena (artwork)
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| Helena | |
|---|---|
 A version of Helena | |
| Year | 2000 |
Helena was an art installation by Marco Evaristti originally at the Trapholt museum in 2000. The art consisted of a room with 10 blenders, each of which contained a green swordtail[1] (often misreported as goldfish). The fish were vulnerable to any visitor to the exhibit who chose to turn on a blender and kill them.
During the exhibition two fish were killed in this way. Persons present at the initial exhibition of the installation noted that "numerous media representatives who were present... virtually encouraged the visitors to press the button in order to initiate a scandal".[2]
One interpretation of the art is that humans have the power to destroy nature anywhere; not only in art galleries, but putting this choice in an art gallery makes that power more visible.[3]