I know where he got it... in the Pound Store.

This redundant cheap Tv aerial was handed in by someone who himself works in TV, which made the object very suitable. It was a bit of a struggle turning it into something beautiful, so I focused instead on what possible functions one could imagine for a piece that didn’t any more serve its purpose as a communicator. I tied it in with what I imagine of the harsh, competitive world of media, and with the self assertiveness and make it or disappear kind of attitudes necessary to survive there. The device is meant to be used as a kind of self help gadget, you set the first antenna when you get up in the morning, aiming hopefully, for an ambitious target, and the second when you come home after work, maybe not always reaching up to the heights you had wanted. Compare the distance as a way of preparing for the next working day. To be used by freelancers instead of a boss.

Set it down on your nightside table, as a reminder that you can always be made redundant.

Object no. 35