event #2

The Museum of Jurassic Technology caught me by surprise and contained some very unique and thought-provoking exhibits. The museum has a somewhat ominous feel due to the dimly lit lighting and enclosed rooms. The museums that we think of such as the Smithsonian are usually much more open with larger exhibits. The most defining part of the museum were undoubtedly the unusual collections. One piece that I instantly saw went well with lecture was "The Floral Stereoradiographs" by Albert G. Richards. The works name evidently connects to the unit with medtech and art. One major aspect of that unit was the subject of x-rays and cat scans. These flowers were uniquely captured by x-ray and offers a different out look on the beauty of flowers. "The Floral Stereoradiographs" are an excellent example of not only medtech and art, but also nature, and all three of them coming together to produce something very eye-catching.

Another piece I saw connected to lecture was Ricky J’s “Decaying Dice”. This time, in relation to the math and art unit. These dice were made from cellulose nitrate which was the industry standard until later in the 1900s. The material used would be durable for some time than suddenly start to decay. I found these dice suprisingly interesting because of its simplicity, yet it still has color and the decaying aspect makes it standout. The dice made me think of how instantly things can change in life from good to bad or bad to good. Also, the work made me realize how so much of art contains math, from dimensions to the dots on the dice.

The most unique out of all the pieces, however, was "The Mice on Toast". Apparently eating mice on toast was "supposed to cure bed wetting" which i found very confusing. In a way it was somewhat comedic to me because of the fact that there is two dead mice placed on a toast. This goes to show that art can be such a wide variety of things especially in this museum. In my opinion, there is probably some hidden meaning to this piece as mice on a toast is just too random to just place in an art museum. Many would look at "The Mice on Toast" and just think its some sort of junk. Others see it as something so bizarre that its a masterpiece.

I would highly recommend this museum to anyone who is in for a surprise. The uniqueness of the collection is what made the museum such an experience for me. The dim lighting and small spaces also added to the environment. I feel like this is a must see for people who are searching for originality.