Buenos Aires, Argentina
OK - so whizzing down the freeway, we spotted this metal dinosaur sculpture. And when you are shooting a TV show about art, found objects, etc... its the kind of thing that's good to stop and see, just in case there something interesting going on.
Sure enough we meet this man who creates giant sculptures out of found objects. It's pretty amazing stuff, and it's all housed in this fascinating complex in the center of Buenos Aires. It was a sort of farmyard housed in an abandoned train station. The animals, our host made clear, were there to eat, and only to eat. He was just fattening them up, like Hansel and Gretel. Each night after 8pm, he turned the whole place into a restaurant, which sounds like an appealing idea, but sort of feels like dining in a slaughterhouse.
Imagine dining as rats run across your feet and giant rabbits in tiny cages sit next to your table awaiting the early morning knife that will put them out of their misery and feed tomorrow night's patrons.
