Green Artists League

Hungry Ghost on Bartlett Mall, Newburyport, MA

Roaming  Interactive Performances

Stephenie Strogney and Erin Stack collaborate on interactive performances. including a 2008 Earth Day roaming performance called “Metamorphosis: Hungry Ghost”. In this performance, a “handler” (Stack) would tell people about the sad tale of Stephenie, a savvy yet profligate shopper who awoke one morning transformed into a giant Hungry Ghost. She is now doomed to roam the world consuming without ever being satisfied. The handler encouraged people to feed the hungry ghost by putting their waste water bottles, napkins, candies etc. through the many open mouths of the ghost. The food would then be seen through the exposed stomachs that hang from the ghost. Legend has it that poor Stephenie is still seen wandering the streets of the Northeast trailing her ever accumulating train of waste.

Hungry Ghost Getting Sugar Fix at Convenience Store