Lisa Congdon's A Collection A Day 2010 project taps into this synapse-firing phenomenon. The San Francisco artist has launched a blog documenting the one-year project (spanning from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010), in which she marks each day by posting a photograph, drawing or painting of a collection. To add to the creative freedom of the endeavor, Congdon doesn't limit herself to strict definitions of collections—even imaginary groupings are eligible for inclusion.
It almost makes me wish to accrue more goods purely for the pleasure of meticulously presenting them. Then again, I might just be content to witness her doing so: After all, the art is in the curatorial panache. It's not so much the inherent aesthetic merits of the objects (think everything from vintage erasers to sewing accoutrements), it's the way Congdon arranges said items that keeps the viewer in her thrall, bringing up a host of questions around our ideas of beauty and symmetry.
In addition to the pinecones shown above, I've included a few other favorite arrangements from her blog below. And for those who happen to be in the vicinity of New Hampshire this month, be sure to swing by the artstream gallery to catch an exhibition of Congdon's new work, on view through April 30.
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