http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/2777 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/2777/comment-page-1#comment-4800 SuperEmi Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:02:14 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/2777#comment-4800 I had the pleasure of meeting the artist while a photography student at Smith College. The artist is just as eccentric as her work sounds. Her interest in "found" materials culled mostly from garbage dumps are particularly striking. The installation I saw filled an entire gallery room from floor to ceiling. Apparently, she has garages full of "junk," which she meticulously tries to arrange in exactly the same fashion for each installation, but in truth it is never quite the same. I had the pleasure of meeting the artist while a photography student at Smith College. The artist is just as eccentric as her work sounds. Her interest in “found” materials culled mostly from garbage dumps are particularly striking. The installation I saw filled an entire gallery room from floor to ceiling. Apparently, she has garages full of “junk,” which she meticulously tries to arrange in exactly the same fashion for each installation, but in truth it is never quite the same.

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