Beambtenbar
Social payment system
A beambte (Dutch) is an employee serving in a lower civil service position. At the Beambtenbar, simply getting a beer requires an excessive amount of administration and negotiation, almost comparable to doing your tax return.
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A re-enactment by Nadya Peek. Image found on her website.
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NaPeeDrinks need to be purchased with color-coded tokens. Bags of tokens can be bought at the bar. However, none of the bags of tokens contain a combination of tokens with which you can purchase a drink. To be able to buy a drink, you will have to either buy several bags of tokens and try to get the combinations you need, or start trading tokens with other visitors.
The Beambtenbar was staged by Nadya Peek at the performance art event It’s Happening Now! at Club 11 (Amsterdam) in May 2007. It is unclear who the owner of the original idea is.
Contributions
Jolien
EvelynComments
Katayoun
Emina
Bert
Esther
Jelte
Word
Volg
Saro
Alie
Jules
Willem