Free Utopian Projects : April 2012

Free Utopian Projects!

Re-homing art supplies and art (art by me, art by others); new stuff and very old stuff; collectibles and collections; plants, non-essentials, furniture.

This is a study on value, melancholy, memories, generosity, hoarding and greed.

I believe Utopia is the symbiotic relationship between people, animals, the environment, the economy, politics, religion, philosophy.

This project asks you to consider the possibilities of a Utopian FREE economy that bypasses monetary exchange - think about the abundance of things and the ecological and economic impact of passing along instead of throwing away; receiving rather than purchasing. Consider the value of things, the value of art, art materials, objects - the value of memories, sentiment and stories.

Pass it on, pay it forward. Give free, get free. Cool right?

Jocelyn Meggait

Proprietor

(obsessive collector, conduit of things, artist)

contact: jocelyn@freeup.us

Monday, April 30, 2012

Thursday, April 12, 2012

ANCIENT ROCKING HORSE (capitola)

Date: 2011-07-26, 5:57PM PDT

hi

giving away an old rocking horse, perfect for the children you have, never had, or the ghost children who haunt you.

beat-up, faded, but also rad.

see pics.

would fit in the backseat of your car, i imagine.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Remaining firm in one's convictions is free!!

I was told (by my art committee) that I am an artist not an activist and the words Utopian and economy and any reference to the environment is not approved. I acquiesced. Briefly. My apologies.

After much thought and deliberation I've decided to go against the wishes of the committee and keep Utopia.
Why? because Utopia suggests a higher authority, everyone else, the collective conscience, and each of us has a responsibility to each other.

(This forced awareness, acknowledgement of other travelers, might be the only thing keeping people responsible in the free pile installation on opening night. I'm a little worried about people pulling in and filling up their trucks and driving to the closest flea market without considering the Utopian aspect of free. Not something most artists have to worry about...)

The Utopian aspect of free? there's enough for everyone, don't be greedy. A Utopian ideal would be looking at an object for its personal use to you, as a benefactor, not it's imagined re-sale value - we can leave greed to the capitalists.

I was told I was an artist not an activist...

Remaining firm in one's conviction is free!
Stubborn determination is free!

The price might be a very unhappy committee and I'm not sure of the consequences of that.

Free Utopian Projects