contribution # 4 | JOSSTORE
opening of a tiny store branch of jos van der meulen that shrinks and stretches in all directions under the motto ‘josstore, for less and more!’
“it gets busier and busier in the hallway of the ocw-theater. _stage manager arnold devised the name ‘josstore’ and invited the rotterdam visual artist/inventor jos van der meulen to show and sell his products, made of transitory and discarded materials, in a corner of the landing. _the aardman (earthman) is the first commodity out of a range of 'vdm'-articles, that make everyday life agreeable, to open the wall store. _made of rotterdam clay from the artist's garden and baked in a fire of pallet wood, the aardman demonstrates how extraordinary things can be manufactured with ordinary things like clay, fire and scrap wood. _'vdm'-company's refuse like pallets, once used for the transport of waste paper, were re-used to furnish the 'josstore'. _come and enter the world of the aardman on crimmp_15," according to the branch manager.
turn left, go up the stairs and enjoy.
not every aardman is ocw-spotlightproof. _fortunately, a curly sycamore leaf shields them.
the package department supplies more than fifty plastic carrier bags, saved from the artist's household and forcefully stuffed in a plastic container. _be careful when pulling one out…
we composed this end of the year scene from pallet wood, grass, weed and clay. _100 % recycling. _fortunately, a flicker flame tealight from the action retail store (set of 4: € 0,79) keeps the eco-balance on the mark. _when the button cell battery is exhausted and the flame stops flickering, it's your turn to start an end-of the year fire; just hold a match under the straw. _make sure you go outside first.
