Oh my goodness. Great stuff! The fireworks with the "almost just barely could be real" branding on some, and the "of course that's not real" on others. Never was a big fireworks or Wacky Paks guy, but I chuckled through all of it. Wish I could make the show in person.
It's creativity like this that is so important in reminding us of the good people in the world and the good ways see the world with just a slight off-kilter tilt that keeps us sane. Thanks Paul and thank Scott!
THANK YOU PAUL!!!!!!!!!!!! You actually get it! It's hard to describe this stuff to people. I made a three-pack (EAR, NOSE and THROAT)of firecrackers for the show in homage to my dad who is a retired otolaryngologist. Before I could finish trying to explain them to him he warned me to be careful or someone if libel to stick one of the firecrackers in their ear.
Thanks for sharing, and for the photos for those of us who won’t be in Brooklyn in time. The verisimilitude of the packaging actually reduces the impact for me! Like, it’s so plausible given my memories of firecracker packaging from circa 1980 that these objects strike me more like a vintage display than a created project. Which I do not say as criticism of the work; this is more a comment on my own sensibilities. To my eye, it’s not even the slightly (and sometimes quite overtly) odd details that set this work apart from the real thing, but more the accumulated weight of those odd details. “Light Fuse * Get Away”!
Oh my goodness. Great stuff! The fireworks with the "almost just barely could be real" branding on some, and the "of course that's not real" on others. Never was a big fireworks or Wacky Paks guy, but I chuckled through all of it. Wish I could make the show in person.
It's creativity like this that is so important in reminding us of the good people in the world and the good ways see the world with just a slight off-kilter tilt that keeps us sane. Thanks Paul and thank Scott!
THANK YOU PAUL!!!!!!!!!!!! You actually get it! It's hard to describe this stuff to people. I made a three-pack (EAR, NOSE and THROAT)of firecrackers for the show in homage to my dad who is a retired otolaryngologist. Before I could finish trying to explain them to him he warned me to be careful or someone if libel to stick one of the firecrackers in their ear.
I included a photo of the ear/nose/throat packs in the video slideshow. If I had known the backstory, I would have mentioned that!
Thanks for creating this fantastic project — it's an absolute pleasure to share it with the IC readershop!
Thanks for sharing, and for the photos for those of us who won’t be in Brooklyn in time. The verisimilitude of the packaging actually reduces the impact for me! Like, it’s so plausible given my memories of firecracker packaging from circa 1980 that these objects strike me more like a vintage display than a created project. Which I do not say as criticism of the work; this is more a comment on my own sensibilities. To my eye, it’s not even the slightly (and sometimes quite overtly) odd details that set this work apart from the real thing, but more the accumulated weight of those odd details. “Light Fuse * Get Away”!