Conzept Kiosk: Day 12: Tuesday 16 October

A strange day–no kiosk was actually put out, but seven cookies were sold. After a surprising day yesterday left eight perfectly good cookies behind, it was decided to again give Choklad chip a go. However, an unexpected visitor in late morning stalled the process. She ended up buying one, then six more to take home to her nice family. Very pleased and excited about her cookies, she went on her way. None left to sell at kiosk, however.

Seven of eight cookies sold and 2,00 Euro earned.

Sign sanded and repainted green in preparation for tomorrow's special.

GOAL

TO INVESTIGATE an alternative mode of exchange and distribution, one in which there is an implicit sense of trust that goes beyond the unsaid but all too present sense of obedience and fear of manipulation that we all have experienced as a buyer and a seller. In our urban culture, we are often taken aback by generosity, even when it is sincerely offered, and regard it as suspect. In Concept Kiosk, however, there is a moment of sharing, of uninhibited exchange. My goods are vulnerable to the perusal of the "customer," but the leaving of money is an acknowledgement of the value of my public offering. This subtle shift in the traditional model of consumerism posits the consumer as an active participant in a dialectical artistic exchange.

Conzept Kiosk

Day 12: Tuesday 16 October

GOAL

Kökar, Finland 2007

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