Weight: 700g (the precise weight of a medium-sized fish, or perhaps a small anger)
Dimensions: 282mm × 335mm × 130mm (11.1″ × 13.2″ × 5.1″)
Materials: Wooden frame painted with acrylics, surrounded by cotton wool balls violently attached with steel nails
Odour Profile: Clean, with no additional scents (though cherries were considered for the red frame)
Investment Analysis: As the foundational work of the Terribleist movement, this piece represents exceptional investment potential. The juxtaposition of violent industrial nails against soft cotton creates a tension that will only appreciate as society becomes increasingly aware of its own aesthetic contradictions. Cotton wool prices are remarkably stable, whilst industrial nails show consistent growth potential.
Alternative Display Options: Can be hung upside down for those seeking a different interpretation of geographical confusion.
This masterpiece of mediocrity derives from a souvenir ashtray purchased in 1984—a purchase that would prove more significant to art history than anyone could have anticipated. The artwork presents a bucolic country scene with the word “SOUVENIR” floating mysteriously in the sky like some capitalist ghost haunting the landscape.
The almost violent attachment of soft, fluffy cotton wool balls by large industrial nails creates the visual complexity one expects from terrible art. It’s a piece that asks profound questions: What is a souvenir of nowhere? Can everyone own nothing? The juxtaposition of gentle cotton against aggressive metalwork perfectly embodies the Terribleist philosophy of beautiful ugliness.
Suitable for any domestic setting, this piece guarantees at least two minutes of sustained facial entertainment and could easily consume entire afternoons of contemplative bewilderment.
