May 17, 2009

A piece of art in the mail

Previous guest Mako Ishizuka (JPN) sent us a regular mail containing a piece of art the other day. We love getting regular mails, and we love art, so this came as a happy surprise.

The piece consist of a sticker and instructions how to put it on a window in order to create the artwork. Mako tells us it’s a personal piece that celebrates the quotidian rather than criticizing the social experience in Sweden. The text below is not an official presentation, but it describes the background of the piece and the inspiration she found during breakfast the day before staying at Creators Inn by Elvine.

Rainbow after my breakfast
2009, photo installation (sticker on window), size variable

[background of the photo itself]
I love having elaborated and slow breakfast; I hate eating meal by myself, especially in a public space.

I ate healthy and colourful breakfast that day. Since I had no company to have conversation with, I needed to reinforce myself to think something between the bites so that I do not finish my breakfast in 10 minutes.

While I refill my glass of orange juice at the buffet area, I passed some empty tables with many leftovers standing in a chaotic manner. Not so nice to look at.

When I finished my breakfast, I looked at my table. I had a couple of peels/skins from fruits left on the plate. Ruby grapefruit, orange, honey melon and galia melon. All cut in slices. Suddenly I could see a small rainbow (with their colours and arches) very close. I took photo of my leftovers with my mobile phone, and shared it with friends by sending MMS. I usually take photo of food before eating and it was first time after eating.

You will find some more pictures after the jump.

The sticker on our office window creating a rainbow out of fruit leftovers.