Zippy's Nicknacks, Tonics, and Magical Gadgets
Zippy's Nicknacks, Tonics, and Magical Gadgets. SMMoA's biannual Wall Works program pairs up with artist Bari Ziperstein to transform an ordinary hallway into a site-specific installation of an imaginary store called Zippy's Nicknacks, Tonics, and Magical Gadgets. Local K-12 students use such materials as boxes, string, markers, and collaged paper to create a fantastical inventory - various magical gadgets solve social issues, tonics cure rainy day blues, and nicknacks embody whimsical stories. Zippy's Nicknacks, Tonics, and Magical Gadgets reinterprets the retail setting to cause a delightful disorientation.