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On public art vs littering

Talking about her ongoing public art piece 365 Jars, UK artist Kirsty Hall discusses why she is not just creating more litter: Jar No 110 | 365 Jars Subscribe to Praeterita in a reader

On jars filled with art, walking, and community

It sounds simple enough. Every day during 2011, artist Kirsty Hall who lives in Bristol, UK, goes for a walk with a glass jar in her hand. Inside the glass jar is a small piece of art that she has created – a tiny ink drawing on Japanese paper, a braid of wire and beads, decaying roses from her garden, handwritten text on a long yarn of paper.  Art and images copyright Kirsty Hall, 2011 She looks for a nook or a cranny in which she can place the jar—a spot where it won’t be too visible, but where it will eventually catch the eye of a passerby. When someone picks up one of the jars, they see a note inviting them to register their find on the project website. After that, they are free to keep the jar, or to ‘release the jar back into the wild,’ as Kirsty calls it. From such simple ideas come very complex things. As I write, the 365 Jars project is now coming up to 99 jars left on garden walls and park benches around the Bristol and Clifton area. The project website meticulously ...