Cruising along Highway 198
on our way to Los Angeles,
we came upon
a most unusual sight.
A tree festooned
with undergarments;
mostly brassieres.
This would be
considered
rather strange
no matter where
one happened upon it.
But
displayed as it was,
out in the actual
middle of nowhere,
literally miles and miles
from any populated
settlements,
and clearly the work
- the very intentional
and somewhat time-consuming
(no doubt)
work of humans -
looking for all the world
like a fraternity prank -
this nevertheless struck me
as a kind of
Pop Art,
seemingly utterly crass
and devoid of any socially redeemable
meaning,
yet still proclaiming
multiple levels
of interpretation
and psychosocial
commentary.
Oh.
And here's
a couple of shots
of
"the middle of nowhere,"
too;
taken while standing
right next to
"The Bra Tree."
I could go on for quite a while about this.
Is this littering?
How were these garments collected?
What time of day was this art "installed"?
How did they do it?
What prompted (inspired) it?
Why here?
As you might gather,
this was a highly
irresistible
photographic subject.
A few parting shots:
Taken 26 February 2012.
