Garbage

Apparently people buy garbage now, and it comes in little boxes. An artist called Gignac was struggling to find ideas for his new piece, walking along the littered streets of New York. Litter being the keyword; he thought he'd use the opportunity of the frustrating objects flying along the streets of most roads nowadays and turn it into art. I know this must sound like some weird Tate gallery abstract piece that no one completely understands, but he seems to have a point. Archeologists find the smallest amount of items or 'litter' of that time and it is seem to be a miracle - an insight to their world. Gignac is framing time capsules of todays world, and even though it's everyday rubbish, I quite like what he's doing with it. He tries finding the unusual and match it with the ordinary (reminds me a bit of Amelie!). In his words simply: "I scour New York City streets picking up trash. After filling bags with subway passes, Broadway tickets, and other NYC junk, I carefully arrange plastic cubes full of the stuff. Each box is unique and won’t leak or smell. The cubes are then signed, numbered, and dated, making them perfect for anyone who wants their own piece of the NYC landscape”. Gignac has sold over 1,200 of these boxes to buyers in 25 countries and even he does special events of towns, like New Years at New York City and St. Patricks Day in Dublin. You just have to make your mind up if it's a good thing or not, if it's art or not, and if it's worth a shelf in your home.