19 CommentsBwog has yet to obtain a definitive interpretation of the regularly occurring exhibit above the Ferris trash compartments. Observers cite an almost daily recurrence of the piece, with gradual increase throughout the day, reaching a peak around lunchtime. Many see it as a representation of freshman struggles: the never-ending mountain of stress and woe that inevitably overflows the fragile container of the human psyche. Yet others have determined it to be symbolic of information overload in the digital age, where electronic stimuli affect even the ability to read which bin is trash and which is recycling. In any case, the installation (continued indefinitely?) creates a powerful motif: the all-too-real rejection of material goods, shucking one’s hands of any unworthy preoccupations because another trash can is just so far away.
The soul cannot be contained within its mortal bounds
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@Anonymous with all due respect, columbia kids are so fucking selfish and inconsiderate.
@Anonymous Look. trash can’s are 15 dollars on amazon. and probably 50 for a little fancier one closer to Ferris’s. They can buy 5 more with 5 of the student swipes and solve this problem.
The real deal is the trashcan right outside of ferris will have this mountain as well in an hour after this picture. And no one is going back down those tiny ass stairs.
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@Wilma you want an omelette with dat?
@... the trials and tribulations of parking on your front lawn
@Anonymous You guys complain that the lounges and facilities are run down. Now I know why.
@Anonymous Don’t forget the nightly displays at Hewitt–the towering plates waiting to be whisked away into the dishwashers with half-eaten chicken legs swimming in ketchup truly speaks of the trials and tribulations students endure.
@Tracey Emin was here.
@Anonymous Poor dining staff. People suck at being considerate.
@Anonymous Should I place it on the floor, then?
@you could try another trash can they are generally no more than 30 feet apart. specifically right outside the ferris door
@Anonymous Then you can’t get back in b/c they’re assholes about swipes
@dining staff I don’t care; I don’t get paid sh*t to do my job. You idiots all are overspending whine-babies.
@Anonymous i doubt this is the dining staff due to the use of a semicolon
@CC'13 what the fuck is wrong with you
@I wanted desperately to thumb this comment but the boxes were greyed out, so I’ll just reply here: +1, and thank you.
@Anonymous in all fairness – yes, it’s kinda douchey to do that, but often you aren’t left with a choice. on the second floor there are only two trash cans, and if you have personal items with you, you can’t throw the trash out outside and then come back in to get your stuff without swiping. and frequently all the trashes are filled on both floors. ferris should have adequate trash cans so that this doesn’t happen, or have them changed more frequently. i don’t think this is the students’ faults – the trash cans outside are also always overrun
@CC'13 i don’t think you meant to respond to me. i was talking about the semicolon comment-definitely not as blatantly offensive as other things i’ve read on this site, but it is condescending and privileged in a way that so typifies the bullshit about race and class relations at this school.
@Anonymous I think you mean “installation.”
@;) Or do they? ;) ;)
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