Oh Bother, 2025Oh Bother, 2025
Oh Bother, 2025 The Committee for Art Excellence in the Office Formed September 2012 | Active in the United States This mixed-media installation comprises five repurposed mobile flip-phones, four upcycled
Author: Bill Fickett
Please Remain on the LinePlease Remain on the Line
An installation of 14 digital phones and handsets, monofilament wire, obscured fasteners, and a 53-second audio loop. Taking inspiration from the common modern experience with auto-attendants, and the inescapable presence
Bon Voyage –Packed up and ready to goBon Voyage –Packed up and ready to go
An installation of 70 upcycled plastic carrier bags, 4 rubber yellow submarine-shaped tea-balls, and monofilament wire, in a 4.11m x 4.11m space. The carrier bags are meant to represent the
Christmas in July; You Can’t Count on MeChristmas in July; You Can’t Count on Me
An installation of 1,029+(20*16) upcycled envelopes, 112 hand assembled wooden triangles with 9+15+27 additional wooden planks, an uncounted number of paper loops, and mono-filament wire. This work was inspired by
Innocent EatsInnocent Eats
An installation of 12 repurposed genuine feathered white wedding favors, 14 hand-folded paper birds, 9 black mains connectors, 3 white coiled telephone handset cords, 1 artificial pear, and mono-filament wire.
Ornamental AnguishOrnamental Anguish
Installation consists of 159 printed and punched oblique strophoidesque embellishments, 102 remnant cards, 105 whole cards, and blue tinted mono-filament wire. 4.11m x 4.11m installation space. The installation may cause
Signifying NothingSignifying Nothing
An exploration of nihilism in the realm of physical media, and the move to intangible media in the cloud. The installation consists of 59 repurposed audio CDs, 39 CD storage
Enduring ChristmasEnduring Christmas
An installation of 103 repurposed music CDs arranged in block letters, spelling a religious holiday greeting. 4.11m x 4.11m installation space. The committee believes that this installation is best experienced
Pay No AttentionPay No Attention
An installation of 1,871 repurposed rubber loops in three colors, bi-folded wire, and mono-filament wire. 4.11m x 4.11m installation space. Pay No Attention…is a reference to the 1936 film adaptation
Bird on a Wire – Return to SenderBird on a Wire – Return to Sender
An installed mobile constructed from a re-reused hand-made piñata, candy, a recycled shipping box, and monofilament wire. This piece, like their previous work, was inspired by an event on one