We Swiss are famous for chocolate and cheese

September 13, 2011 1:56 PM

Extreme tidying up. Swiss artist/comedian Ursus Wehrli (auf Deutsch) sorts his alphabet soup, makes living histograms out of his fruit salad, and in his TED talk poured Pollock's paint back into the can.
posted by madcaptenor (12 comments total)

That's right Pollock, you get back in that can. You get back in the can where you belong.
posted by Slackermagee at 2:01 PM on September 13, 2011

Previously.
posted by cjorgensen at 2:02 PM on September 13, 2011

Damn site search!
posted by madcaptenor at 2:03 PM on September 13, 2011

The links in the previously are broken, so we should probably keep this.

Also I get weird pangs of pleasure looking at the ordered images.
posted by griphus at 2:05 PM on September 13, 2011 [1 favorite]

griphus, I get those pangs of pleasure too. On occasion I do this with M & Ms.
posted by madcaptenor at 2:17 PM on September 13, 2011

aaeeeeiiioou fhhhmnrrsssTttttvwy.

Er, I mean, the one with the stars is my favourite.
posted by FishBike at 3:44 PM on September 13, 2011 [2 favorites]

But in the fruit salad one..... He's used a different bowl in the tidy photo. Maybe the polka dots were just too much for him.
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 5:08 PM on September 13, 2011

Oh shit, I see them now! Got me!
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 5:10 PM on September 13, 2011

Maybe the polka dots were just too much for him.

He removed and sorted the polka dots, along with the contents of the bowl.
posted by arcticwoman at 5:39 PM on September 13, 2011

And now I read your second comment. Got me! :)
posted by arcticwoman at 5:40 PM on September 13, 2011 [1 favorite]

There are two types of people in the world, those who see this and say 'huh' and those who see this and say 'awesome!'
posted by Ness at 8:06 AM on September 14, 2011 [2 favorites]

As a library computer geek, I approve. This is truly art that speaks to my soul.
posted by QIbHom at 9:47 AM on September 14, 2011