Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Today in overthinking discarded objects

EVG reader Chris Rowland shared this photo today from Stuyvesant Street. 

This is, obviously, a commentary on consumer culture or waste. The odd, decaying form of the object sitting atop a discarded or secondhand chair may be intended to critique how we discard objects and ideas that don't fit mainstream aesthetics.

The texture, embedded objects (like beads or buttons), and exaggerated form also point toward commentary on material excess or bodily abstraction.

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