Fluxus Box

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Deception. 

Materials: Cardboard, Duct Tape (Black and Silver), Fake fur textile, Metal scrap parts 

Size: Width 2.5 In, Height 13.5 In, Depth 6 In 

Artist Statement:

I designed this box and the objects inside to visibly convey a sense of deception and misrepresentation. For that, I choose to make the outside of the box friendly-looking and inviting. It looks nice to the touch and like it would have toys or plushies inside. Yet, inside, there are interesting-looking tools that aren't actually tools and can't be used. Confusing and leads to a misconception of what would be inside. I show that through the photographs taken of my box. 

Research 

Ay-O, Finger Boxes, c. 1964-69. Courtesy The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Foundation.  http://georgemaciunas.com/press/art-forum-fluxus-redux/ 

Some absurdism in a box for you: George Maciunas's Burglary Fluxkit, 1971

                                                                 https://www.moma.org/collection/works/127929

 

Notes:

For my research, I blindly chose two of the example Fluxus boxes that caught my attention. And for the two movies that I wanted to use for this project were Wicked and Star Wars. With all these factors playing roles in my box, I choose a theme of deception. In both movies, it is a common theme, along with the two boxes I chose, it makes sense, but it doesn't, it also appears to be something that isn't. So for my box, I recreated that.