Conzept Kiosk: Day 9: Sunday, 25 May 2008

Day 9: Sunday, 25 May 2008

After deep thought and deliberation, it was decided that $ container would be bolted down to the kiosk to prevent further petty theft. Screw punctured through bottom of plastic container and drilled into wooden table top.

Kiosk put out in front of gallery at 11am with 28 brownie pieces and 15 cents bait money.

Left without checking until 7pm, at which time all treats were eaten and quite a bit of money left in container. $10.16 remained at the end of the day. Bolting attempt very successful.

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Anonymous said...: a beautiful project. i dont think this experiment would fare any better in my small southern hometown; May 27, 2008

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 9: Sunday, 25 May 2008

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Kökar, Finland 2007

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