GPO Army Drop - Contact

You may remember a couple of weeks ago we dropped by an art gallery and dropped off some army men.

We were asked back by the curator a week later and I dropped off about 40 more men. I arranged them around tables, exhibits and the doorway and left. We didn't hear anything else from them and we thought that we may have gone too far. That was until an email today.

Hi there,

Well hello gorgeous.

Just a short note to thank you for your contribution to the dinner event held here at NG Art Gallery a couple of weeks ago, with the planting of the poetry soldiers.

A pleasure I assure you. Thanks for taking the time out from your schedule to write.

As they did at the exhibition opening reception, again at the dinner event they caused a great deal of conversation.

As we had hoped. Poems about sodomy, burns victims and eating animals tend to illicit a response.

We actually still have two left on the gallery window sill that clients often notice, it's an interesting concept you're working with.

Don't leave the two of them posted by themselves for too long. The other soldiers may start spreading rumours. Sounds a bit too Brokeback for me.

Once again cheers,
NG Art Gallery

Once again thaks for taking the time to write.

I replied in kind today. Wanna see what I wrote? Of course you do.

Hi,

Thanks for getting in contact. I hope the dinner was just as tasteful as the poetry. Your kind words are encouraging as it isn't just the act of deploying the army men that is rewarding; it is illiciting reactions and responses from our audience that drives us as I'm sure you could appreciate. All in all, I'm glad that we were able to contribute and enrich your dinner with conversation topics. If you would like army men, plastic dinosaurs or miniature farm animals at a future exhibit or function all you need to do is let us know and we'll be happy to assist in a heartbeat.

I'm also heartened by the fact you've made an exhibit of sorts of the soldiers that were left behind. These watchful sentinels of the poetry world are the true heroes. That is perhaps overplaying their importance, however they are our medium and we're thankful you've kept them in a prominent place.

Thanks once again for your kindness and hospitality and all the best.

The literary ball is in your court NG.

For the time being here are some photo's of that fateful night. The third photo has a picture of a floating hippo by my mate scribla. He managed to sell it. As yet there are no buyers for our army men.