Her focus on the display mechanisms for objects (shelves at closing time,
empty chocolate box inserts, velvet - lined jewelry cases) questions the nature of desire for the revered object itself.
Best of all, this had
an empty chocolate box inside the box and carrier.
Not exact matches
When all the kitchen
boxes were finally
emptied, I had 4 pounds of powdered sugar, 30 or 40 cans of beans and tomatoes and fruit, 4 containers of cocoa powder, tons of pasta, Crisco,
chocolate chips... you get the idea.
An
empty box containing the memory of the
chocolates that it once contained.
[A] t the end of February, I wound up in a distressingly familiar position: standing at my computer, surrounded by
empty chip bags and Trader Joe's
chocolate - covered - whatever
boxes.