Throughout the performance she hands out objects created by her which include necklaces made from gold thread and beautiful envelopes containing mystery ingredients. ‘The idea is that everyone goes home with an object they can keep. I suppose you could say the audience receive emotionally and physically’. It feels strongly feminine. Do the sexes react to it differently? ‘Naturally, women respond but the men also. It’s the subtlety that they like. I also deliberately cast the narrator as a man as I wanted the words to have more presence and solidity.

So how did Nathalie start? “Well I’m first and foremost an artist (she studied at the prestigious Gerrit Rietveld Academie) and I began working on installations – which I really enjoyed. But I have a passion also for cooking and food and it seemed a good idea to put the two worlds together. It started small but I’ve gradually built everything up. But this idea just keep developing and growing.”

“I’m currently working on making a book from the fairytale with one-off pieces if art. I’m hoping the book will be about more than just the fairytale, I would like it to reflect elements of my own character and vision. I’d also like it to feel like a special thing – something people will treasure. That’s what I am working on. I’m looking into subsidies and grants so I can produce it properly. The other dream is to take the performance to Japan because I would love to see how it would be received there. I think ‘Art of Purification’ has the aesthetic and atmosphere of Japan but the romanticism of the West. The whole fineness and subtleness that the Japanese have, appeals to me very much. I love their attention to fine details. So, that’s another big plan for the future.”