When I first had my eyes on this command key-caps arrangement, I thought some Eco-conscious designer has gathered all the discarded keyboard spares and arranged it in some scheme. But this art was not as shallow as my thought was. A high profile designer, Jean Shin, in partnership with the Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia presented a set up consisting of hundreds of deconstructed key caps that are wrapped around gallery walls.
The visually compelling installation intends to a create a playful poetry by sequencing the command keys such as “control”, “pause”, “home”, “escape” and “end.” It throws an opportunity for the audience to come forth with various meanings and interpretations.
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Jean Shin has won accolades for the ability of transforming mundane and discarded objects into far-fetched creations which leave lasting imprints as we previously seen with the Textile Keyboard. She is also known for having seen life through a unique prism of art and transforming life’s leftovers into something psychologically powerful.
I never thought the computer keys I remove my wrath on by hitting it hard could be made into intriguing stuff like this one. Check out the Ctrl Alt Delete Pendant and the Classic Mac keyboard skull T-shirt which are other creations that second my opinion.
