RFAC: box of wisdom
November 20th, 2006
ideasRFAC: Request for Artistic Collaboration. What follows is a discrete concept I have for an art project. Read and enjoy. If are you interested in helping me take this project another 10% (or more), please contact me with a proposal for next action.
The Box of Wisdom is a small, elegant wooden box, maybe 12 inches wide, 6 inches deep, and 4 inches tall. On the widest faces, the chinese [or japanese] kanji for ‘box’ and ‘wisdom’ are painted in exquisite calligraphy. A lock with keyhole supposedly prevents the top from opening, but in reality pushing on the lock will allow the top to be slid open slightly, to reveal a tiny slit, wide enough to receive a folded piece of paper, narrower than a finger.
With the top fully closed or open, the box is otherwise immobile. But in a position somewhere between [and with the box setting on its side so that the door is facing up], an otherwise hidden door opens easily. Human eyes can barely see to the bottom of the box, but a human hand can reach in to retrieve its contents.
This box contains small pieces of delicate rice paper, each with an elegant design and a nugget of unattributed wisdom printed in a simple font.
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