Comments on: Basketball Trophy http://significantobjects.com/2009/09/24/basketball-trophy/ $330.00 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:00:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Linkpile http://significantobjects.com/2009/09/24/basketball-trophy/comment-page-1/#comment-631 Linkpile Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:24:52 +0000 http://significantobjects.com/?p=1628#comment-631 [...] Basketball Trophy | Significant Objects: “I am in daily prayer that in Christian spirit only you will see this appeal, and know of our plan to transfer the ownership of this darling golden statuette of high monetary value into your home.” Story by Cintra Wilson [...] [...] Basketball Trophy | Significant Objects: “I am in daily prayer that in Christian spirit only you will see this appeal, and know of our plan to transfer the ownership of this darling golden statuette of high monetary value into your home.” Story by Cintra Wilson [...]

]]> By: Rob Walker http://significantobjects.com/2009/09/24/basketball-trophy/comment-page-1/#comment-602 Rob Walker Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:59:19 +0000 http://significantobjects.com/?p=1628#comment-602 This is one of my favorites. A trophy is sort of the ultimate example of an object whose Significance depends completely on some sort of narrative. A trophy in a thrift store, separated from whatever meaning it used to have via its original owner, is an absurd and poignant thing. Anyway, I just LOVE the way the Cintra Wilson found to make this object newly Significant. A great example of what makes this project worthwhile. And fun. This is one of my favorites. A trophy is sort of the ultimate example of an object whose Significance depends completely on some sort of narrative. A trophy in a thrift store, separated from whatever meaning it used to have via its original owner, is an absurd and poignant thing.

Anyway, I just LOVE the way the Cintra Wilson found to make this object newly Significant. A great example of what makes this project worthwhile. And fun.

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