The Lard Car: She Runs on Grease
San Fransisco Bay Times, Aug. 24, 1995
Fat of the Land is a documentary that focuses on American dependence on fossil fuels. Fat of the Land features the Lard Car, a van that five performance artists have rewired to run on a mix of vegetable or kitchen grease and sodium chloride (Draino). They toured the country in the Lard Car and used it as a vehicle or education, outreach, activism and humour.
ITEM 1995.103 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Lard Car – Sarah Lewison
Lard Car – Niki Cousino
Lard Car – Florence Dore
Lard Car – Gina Todui
Lard Car – Julie Konop
Fat of the Land