Preservation of Ikea tea-cup is an intervention that took place in Rome, Italy. When the Ikea catalogue became the most printed book in human history (beating the bible for the first time ever) I descided to give history a hand and preserve an Ikea tea-cup. I climed over the fence of Il Foro Romanum, the old city center of Rome, and burried a tea-cup under the observation of a visiting crowd of chocked tourists. No one stopped me, so as far as I know the cup is still there, to be discovered by future archaeologists. Preservation of Ikea tea-cup, 2005 Il Foro Romanum, Rome Italy Photoprint 70 x 50 cm photo: Arend Roelink