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MSCHF's crumb-sized bag sells for over $63,000
June 29, 2023
A microscopic handbag "smaller than a grain of salt" has been sold for $63,750 (£50,569) at auction.
A microscope is needed to view the bag's design, with the tiny object measuring 657 x 222 x 700 micrometres.
"Narrow enough to pass through the eye of a needle, this is a purse so small you'll need a microscope to see it," the art collective behind the bag said.
Art collective MSCHF, based in Brooklyn, is known for its controversial designs.
They include shoes that contain human blood, trainers with holy water in the soles, a cologne that smells like WD-40, and giant red rubber boots.
This time, the collective decided to take the trend of small handbags to the extreme.
"There are big handbags, normal handbags and small handbags, but this is the final word in bag miniaturisation," MSCHF said in a post about the bag.
The bag features luxury handbag designer Louis Vuitton branding, but has no connection to the brand.
It is made of photopolymer resin and was created using a 3D printing technology often used to make tiny mechanical models and structures.
While it was being created, some of the tiny bag samples sent to be reviewed by the brand were so small that they were lost by the MSCHF team, the Smithsonian magazine reports.
But loss of the item should be less of a worry for the new bag's owner, as a microscope with a digital display was included in the purchase.
Microscopes with digital displays can be bought from online retailers and can range in price from $60 to thousands of dollars.
The auction site did not list the price of the microscope separately from the bag. Bids for the item started at $15,000.
Speaking about the use of Louis Vuitton branding on the bag, MSCHF's chief creative officer, Kevin Wiesner, told the New York Times earlier this month that the group had not sought permission from the brand to use it. "We are big in the 'ask forgiveness, not permission' school," he said.
MSCHF settled a lawsuit with Nike in 2021 over its sale of modified trainers containing a drop of human blood. It is also appealing in a Vans trademark lawsuit.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66052679
Green: https://sleepydude.substack.com/p/quick-comms-green
Sleepydude defines green as symbolizing propaganda.
"Green is a funny sort of color. In places where life flourishes it’s the most prevalent.
Green is the color which allows plants(paid liars) to take in sunlight(attention) and water(information/instructions) and show off all their pretty flowers(news topics). They release pollen(honey/sweet lies) and their seeds(plans) go on to make even more plants all over the fields.
Alright, let’s get down to the nitty-gritty.
Green is synonymous with propaganda. It’s “cover” and “growth” that sorta just takes care of itself. You plant the seeds in a population and they take it from there to produce all sorts of theories and stories about “what’s really going on.” You typically can’t tell how active the wind(rumor/gossip) is unless you watch the leaves move. Apply that logic to having to listen to a lot of rumors and gossip to get an idea of what’s going on in any happenings and you see the connection.
Green, itself, is a good omen as it means there’s plenty of opportunity to survive. Deserts are void of any of the green stuff, so it’s not the place you wanna be. Droughts denote a lack of knowledge/intel(water) and a surplus of attention(sunlight) that makes hiding impossible.
Applying the propaganda angle a bit more requires one to think about a stage play. What is a “prop”? Can cardboard-cutouts of trees, bushes, and landscape backdrops be used to hide the actors behind the curtain as they change in and out of their costumes?
That’s what propaganda is in the context of greenery. It’s anything that “props” up a story and makes it more believable. Stage-setting stuff. Background-objects.
In that same sense, greenery also has a place in folk lore. Bad things always tend to happen in the woods. All sorts of rituals and occult goings-on take place in the cover of night during the spring and summer seasons where there’s plenty of foliage to hide your torches, lanterns, candles, or what-have-you. Once again, the color green is representative of “cover.” You’re free to sacrifice all the children you want as soon as all the leaves pop out to block the villagers from spotting you dancing nude under the full moon light.
You know, Bohemian Grove stuff. That sort of thing…
more: https://sleepydude.substack.com/p/quick-comms-green