thericeshow

Karen and I visited the Rice Show at Wesleyan University's Zilkha Gallery

yesterday. This is a very unique installation/performance by Stan's Cafe of

Birmingham, UK. The exhibit consists of mounds of rice that depict the

difference between various statistics.

Interested in the number of people killed in Rwanda vs the number

of UN Peacekeepers deployed? The results are displayed as mounds of 

counted rice grains. The displays are at times grime and sometimes

humorous but the best part is that at the end of the exhibit the

rice is donated to soup kitchens.

Or Children Soldiers vs children in a local school system? The exhibit

puts a graphic and physical sense to the sometimes mind-numbing

numbers we encounter as we sort through our own life priorities. 

The huge pile in the rear left represented the number of viewers

for this seasons American Idol premier.