The Work Of Toblerone In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction
Cursed Objects26 Juni 2023

The Work Of Toblerone In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction

Come fly away with us and Alain de Botton (sorry but he's coming too), and take a trip on Venga Airways - but we're not leaving the ground: you're trapped with us in the departure lounge, for ever. Are airports the most cursed spaces in the modern world? Liminal spaces between nations and cultures, a surveilled, high-security purgatory, with access to Oliver Bonas. Why the hell are Gen Z *choosing* to hang out there, for fun? And are personalised gifts like our Cursed Objects Toblerone the last gasp of late-period consumer capitalism?

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Theme music and production: Mr Beatnick

Artwork: Archie Bashford

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