I’m more positive about this artwork by Peter Kalmus than a couple of others he has created that are displayed in the gallery. The text by the exhibit reads:
“The collection of parcels that Peter Kalmus has been assembling since 2005 continues to grow. The artist orders them for various reasons and from diverse sources, but if a parcel is neatly packaged it remains unwrapped, thus becoming a “time capsule” whose contents remain a mystery.”
It doesn’t say this, but I assume part of the purpose of the artwork is to note that many purchases aren’t required, that buyers might even forget what they’d ordered now it is so easy to acquire things. It’s an intriguing artwork though, just rows of things addressed to him that have never been opened although it feels a slight shame that a seller took such care to package items that were never going to be seen again. I can imagine there’s an argument that this isn’t very positive for the environment, ordering things that are never opened, but compared to the wedding of Jeff Bezos, I can’t think that’s a major concern in the greater scheme of things.