Sticking Around Pays Off

I stuck around after viewing the EYEBEAM opening for a short presentation. Artists shared their philosophies as well as works that were too big or old to bring to the gallery. My favorite presenter was Michel de Broin, who used anything from refrigerators to cars to batteries for his art. My favorite piece by him was "Keep on Smoking." I don't know if this would be called sculpture or what, but in a nut shell it was a bicycle that emmitted smoke when driven. The irony of such a device was highlighted by the solitary passenger, and seemed to beg the question "what right does this guy have to screw up my air?" I realized that cars, though conventional poluters, often carry only one passenger, but their size gives the impression that much more cargo is on board. Seeing "Keep on Smoking" got me thinking about the absurdity of thousands and thousands of people all driving in their own cars to the same place everyday. Let's get carpooling people!