A Failure from the Shrine of Failures (random)

One random Failure from the Shrine of Failures installation (2024). A tiny hand painted treasure, no two are alike, though some are siblings. Embrace your failures and turn them into successes. Picked randomly - you do not get to choose your failure.

Made by the artist between 2019 and 2024.

What is the meaning of a failure or a success? What makes this material worthless compared to all the others? I've always been obsessed with collecting hang tags - so much goes into making them. From start to finish - design, materials, manufacturing, embellishment - so much labor and resources just to have a pretty little thing to rip off and throw into the trash. Do we not value these resources? Do we not love them? Is there no second chance for these?

Bring a failure home today and let it become a beacon of joy and success for you.