Here's what I made in Batulumbang, Bali.
I brought scissors and glue, and picked up trash from the roadside and beach.
The fishermen wanted to know why I was so interested in garbage.
"Do all tourists like rubbish?"
Once I picked up a really cool little mask near a temple and brought it home.
I thought was a Hindu thing. I showed it to Wayan and asked what it was.
"Oh! Tinky Winky, Teletubby." We had a good laugh.
There where plenty of Marlboro wrappers, but I never picked one up.
Unfamiliar labels were more evocative and useful as materials for art.
When I realized what the little mask was, I tried, but just couldn't see it in the same way.
It had lost it's charm, and I threw it away.