THC: What did you think of the show? What were some of your reactions to the objects that other people put in their bags?

BKL: I really liked the show a lot. I think it was fascinating to see what others put, stuff I would never have chosen myself, like filling the bag with water, or Mighty Morphin Power Rangers underwear, for example. It was really interesting to see what other people found stimulating, like what they chose on a fancy almost, or a whim; it may have been just a momentary decision to put something in the bag.

THC: Are you active in the arts? Describe your experience being part of this show.

BKL: It was definitely a first-time experience for me...I only consider myself an artist in the loosest sense, since I play violin and piano, so this was the first time I’d even been asked to act as an artist in that capacity, to find something visually stimulating. It’s was a very interesting concept, and different mode of thinking for me. It was a really unique, original concept—there’s never really anything like this on the Harvard campus.

Julie S. Wecsler ’03

VES & East Asian Studies

THC: What did you place in your Ziploc bag?

JSW: I put in an orchid that had fallen...I also squeezed out two different colors of paint from tubes that were lying on my desk close by, that I thought would make the most visually stimulating point...I also do Chinese watercolor painting, so that’s where I got the idea.

THC: Do you think that the objects in Ziploc bags, arranged in a room, constitute art?

JSW: Absolutely. I think it’s totally legitimate.