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[-] StarlightDust 47 points 10 months ago
[-] Salvo@aussie.zone 43 points 10 months ago

This is terrible.

Aluminium cans should have gone in the recycling! ♻️

[-] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

That's just trash with extra steps!

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Aluminum is actually one of the most recyclable things we have. To the point where it's better, environmentally, to have single use aluminum cups that get recycled every time.

[-] madjo@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago

Except aluminium cans nowadays have a plastic lining that make recycling them harder.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I'm talking about straight up aluminum cups. No need for the can liner.

[-] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

You guys have recycling?

[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 38 points 10 months ago

Beer can artwork temporarily made interactive.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 35 points 10 months ago

To be fair, I feel like that's kind of what the artist was hoping for. Would you be reading about his piece if some Philistine with no concept of what constitutes art hadn't thrown it away?

[-] Clasm@ttrpg.network 26 points 10 months ago

Art exists solely as it is interpreted by the observer.

In this case, the observer interrupted the art as trash.

[-] elfpie@beehaw.org 4 points 10 months ago

I believe this kind of art should embrace the impermanence. The concept is more valuable than the object.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 18 points 10 months ago

I mean, that makes it a pretty damn successful work.

[-] wildcardology@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

There was another story like this. The exhibit depicts an after party scene with champagne bottles and other party "trash" everywhere. It was placed in a room. The custodians thought there was a party earlier and promptly cleaned the room.

[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 10 points 10 months ago

tbh i would have thrown it away even if i knew it was "art"

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Sounds like museums and art centers aren't your thing.

[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 months ago

i love museums and art centers.

the great thing about art is everyone is free to define it how they want, and no one is wrong.

"art" to you, "garbage" to me

[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Good times are symbolized by littering alcohol cans?

[-] MadBob@feddit.nl 8 points 10 months ago

The idea that someone'd think someone'd littered like that in a museum tickles me a bit.

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