Excuse me -- about that mountain of luggage at Terminal 21 mall

[Jingthing]

Inquiring minds want to know ...

 

What's up with that huge mountain of luggage at the 2nd road pedestrian front Paris floor entrance of T 21 Mall?

 

What happened to all the people that left or lost their luggage and never claimed it?

 

Are they OK?

 

Did they meet their ends at a Pattaya mall?

 

Shopping ghosts?

 

Was the "sculpture" paid for by a luggage merchant?

 

Is it art?

 

If it is art, just how bad is it according to leading art critics?

 

What was the "artist" trying to say with that sculpture? A theme about death, loss, how mass tourism kills destinations, the emptiness of consumerism, or all of the above?

 

Is there a reason it's featured for people entering by foot as opposed to by parking garage?

 

Perhaps a subtext theme about class differences in Thai society?

 

How does it make you feel to see that mountain of luggage every time you walk into the mall?

 

[BigStar]

 

 

[johng]

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

How does it make you feel to see that mountain of luggage every time you walk into the mall?

It reminds me not to leave my baggage unattended at any time

"as it may be removed and destroyed for security reasons"

[Jingthing]

7 minutes ago, johng said:

It reminds me not to leave my baggage unattended at any time

"as it may be removed and destroyed for security reasons"

Or made into an ugly sculpture and Selfie magnet?

[Jingthing]

49 minutes ago, BigStar said:

 

 

Now that's art! ????

[Dexlowe]

A photo would be nice as I'm not there to see it ATM. Or a vid, but shot with more thought than the one above.

 

 

[Jingthing]

2 minutes ago, Dexlowe said:

A photo would be nice as I'm not there to see it ATM. Or a vid, but shot with more thought than the one above.

 

 

It would but I don't have one and can't find one either. 

[Simon1287]

[Dexlowe]

8 hours ago, Simon1287 said:

Thanks Simon. So I get it -- art imitating life. Or in this case, pickups in developing countries. Now all we need is an accident to complete the picture.

[DoctorG]

Can you imagine that lot toppling onto some poor shopper?

[dotpoom]

The interior design of that mall seems to be geared as much towards children as it is for adults..."Rock on" I say (you can tell I'm an oldie trying to apoear "hip") ....That aspect of Thai culture is what attracted me to this country in the first place.

   We all need to "lighten up" ..in the West.

[elgenon]

Wow! I like it. Can't wait to see it in person. Maybe put mine on top if I get one of the suitcases with my photo all over it. Then I will be king of the mountain! Chaiyo!

 

I find it amusing to see Asians walking their suitcases everywhere like dogs. I see them in malls and restaurants and BTS etc. Do they actually rent rooms to sleep in? Whatever floats your boat.

[1BADDAT]

9 hours ago, Dexlowe said:

Thanks Simon. So I get it -- art imitating life. Or in this case, pickups in developing countries. Now all we need is an accident to complete the picture.

Its a luggage cart.  Just like the one in Sacramento Airport.

[twizzian]

2 hours ago, DoctorG said:

Can you imagine that lot toppling onto some poor shopper?

It’s perfectly safe.

They used Sticky Rice to glue it all together 

[Elkski]

I think it's a bit much as art.   But the color boxes outside looked like they created a public gathering spot.  You stood there, they baited you in.   

[neeray]

It's ART !

Five years ago when travelling for my first trip to LOS, the airport in my home country had something similar but only about half this size. For a lark, I stood beside it and had a picture taken, sent it to my "lady in waiting" in Thailand who I would meet for the first time some 30 hours later.

She took me seriously and told me "you bring too much".

[AhFarangJa]

That is a picture of my wife's luggage she is checking in to go back to Saudi before........Thai food etc. 

[scorecard]

11 hours ago, Dexlowe said:

Thanks Simon. So I get it -- art imitating life. Or in this case, pickups in developing countries. Now all we need is an accident to complete the picture.

Maimed by a falling suitcase.....

[l4ml4m]

Maybe a great place to add a luggage with a bomb inside...

I do not think that his "art" is a smart idea..

 

 

[Sydebolle]

Perfect talking piece - and here is the proof! Congratulations, well done! 

[DavidB1960]

I hear they are going to make it into a climbing wall.

[neeray]

17 hours ago, l4ml4m said:

Maybe a great place to add a luggage with a bomb inside...

I do not think that his "art" is a smart idea..

 

 

In some countries, you'd get yourself arrested for making such a suggestive statement.

[manchega]

and that lampost in the background is more historic than any of the crap they show in bangkok

- here you see another bloody temple, this one has curly bits on the roof made from wood and bit of mirror to blind the burmians if they invade again

[ThaiBob]

Well it's art, and like the other art at T21, whether you like it or not, it fits in well with their overall concept. Obviously it caught the eye of enough people to take pictures. 

[Jingthing]

8 minutes ago, ThaiBob said:

Well it's art, and like the other art at T21, whether you like it or not, it fits in well with their overall concept. Obviously it caught the eye of enough people to take pictures. 

I don't really think it's art. Commercial art maybe. 

[Basil B]

On 10/30/2018 at 4:41 AM, BigStar said:

 

 

Can not be Liverpool, those case would have been used as substitutes for bricks...

 

[balo]

I don't care what it is. I do not spend one second thinking about it.  

[Jingthing]

I don't care what it is. I do not spend one second thinking about it.  

Yes different people have different filters. Personally it evokes dark feelings. Not what I'm looking for when entering a big fun shopping super mall. I'm aware that's unusual which is one reason I started this thread - - to hear other people's reactions if any.

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[johng]

19 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Personally it evokes dark feelings

internment/concentration camp ???  

didn't occur to me until you mentioned "dark feelings"

[NanLaew]

On 10/31/2018 at 12:22 AM, DoctorG said:

Can you imagine that lot toppling onto some poor shopper?

What's the rush? The place has just opened.