August 18, 2009
Teddy Blanks on Figurines
Significant Objects is a much-discussed experiment conducted by Joshua Glenn and Rob Walker. Their hypothesis: if a talented writer invents a story about a thrift-store object, that object will acquire not merely subjective but objective value — on eBay. In this instance, Design Observer contributor Teddy Blanks recorded his story as a song.Â
Figurines
All those years we were married,
You, the beloved host of a daytime talk show
I’d stay home with the children
arranging your figurines for display
Now I stare at the mantle
Fixed on a small white porcelain motor scooter
Remembering how you told me
You wanted to ride a real one someday
Studio B, and all the lights
Flashing lowly in your metered dreams
TVs have taken flight
Leaving your objects rusting away
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