During third term of 2013-4, the frosh put on an actual modern art show (subject matter unrelated to this modern art show) for the hovse, titled “Broken is Beautiful – a celebration of recycled art, and a reminder to look for the beauty in all things.”
Here are some of the exhibits:
Title: The Stain.
Artist: The Frosh
Description: A black background sets the mood for this piece. In a blind struggle, one boy tries to cover up his greatest mistake. A towel: no. A lie: no. A diversion: perhaps. Ultimately, he has no choice but to own up to his wrongdoing. But wait. If only he can destroy his sin, replacing it with an act of good will, could he possibly survive. Try as he might, the stain persists, represented here upon the black backdrop. May this piece serve as a lesson to young ones: mistakes are long remembered. And to the old ones: be patient.
Backstory: The frosh lit a patch of carpeting halfway down hell on fire. They learned a good deal about how to install carpet from that mistake. Patch displayed is the patch in question (lighter bits are parts of someone’s towel which got melted into the carpet while trying to put it out).
Title: Juxtaposition.
Artist: P-Plant.
Description: When things are found in the trash, they’re usually thought to be unwanted. But really, they just need someone to see their beauty – the beauty that neither their previous owners (or even they themselves) can see. Humans too can be thrown away by some…and then be found and cherished by others.
Backstory: Wood laminate preview chips found in P-Plant and arranged into helix by frosh.
From left to right:
Title: Wanderlust.
Artist: γδβγ Stencil.
Description: “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” -TS Eliot
Title: Here at the End of all Things.
Artist: Death.
Description: “Some say the world will end in fire, / Some say in ice./ From what I’ve tasted of desire,/ I hold with those who favor fire. / But if it had to perish twice/ I think I know enough of hate/ To say that for destruction ice
Is also great/ And would suffice.”
― Robert Frost
Backstory: The printer in the library, Death, is a little sketchy and breaks a lot. For this art in question, the yellow toner wasn’t cooperating.
Title: Thanks for the memories.
Artist: Purgatory Microwave.
Description: A picture is a moment caught in time. Fragile, since a moment carries it away. Deep, since it extends in three dimensions. If we are not careful, it shatters under its own velocity and mass. The frailty of memories is present throughout our lives, and we must be careful to preserve that which should be remembered, or else history is doomed to repeat.
Backstory: The frosh microwaved a Polaroid picture.
Title: Under and Above.
Artist: Sacrificial Keyboard.
Description: Follow the path of the lines – they’re ever going, ever turning, and ever crossing. Following infrequently traveled and different paths leads us to new places and reveals new wonders, which is why exploring these new routes is so important. Those who value their right of exploration, of challenging the monotony of daily work by going to a new place for a fresh angle on life, will fight anyone who tries to take it away. This piece captures such a spirit.
Title: abcdz.
Artist: E-waste.
Description: Words, words, words are the matter of what we read. Assemble letters into words. It’s our choice: wisdom or foolishness. What can be used to right a wrong can be just as easily used to slander.
Backstory: Disassembled parts of a keyboard thrown out of Hell into the courtyard
Title: CoRupShin.
Artist: Purgatory Microwave.
Description: When we can’t read, we can’t think. If we can’t think, we can’t live. Such censorship takes away our independence, leaving us helpless. Authority forces us to rely on it, and we can only fight back when we are aware of it. This piece promotes the awareness of censorship in our daily lives, encouraging us to look around and educate ourselves about our ignorance.
Backstory: The frosh microwaved a bunch of CDs.
