Significant Objects Becomes A Book... More Infinite Goods Creati...

Courtesy Techdirt  Thu, 06/17/2010 - 20:44

Last year, we wrote about a fascinating "art" project, called "Significant Objects," that involved a bunch of writers buying up random cheap/worthless trinkets, but then listing them on eBay along with a creative (fictional) story about the object.

The "story" was given away for free, but the object cost money. What those involved in the project quickly found was that these worthless trinkets were suddenly selling for a lot more than their nominal "price." It was a perfect example...


 

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