images via Massamo Gammacurta
These delicate lollipops--in their pretty, crystalline hues, with their tiny, imperfect bubbles--are beautiful strictly on a surface level.
But I also love the cheeky comment artist Massamo Gammacurta made by casting them in the shape of designer labels' logos. Sugar is the medium--a product with no real nutritional value that is usually eaten quickly and greedily. Contrast that to the argument for luxury goods: that they're highly valuable, special treasures that should last a lifetime and, because of that, are worth their exorbitant price tags.
Let's be real. Don't designer duds feel more akin to a guilty sugar rush than a wise investment these days?
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nd: Will they still be here
nd: Will they still be here next year? But I have no option except to keep working," Ozkan says. "Really, the Americans stood by my side after the fire and, whatever happens, that's something I'll never forget." Imported jewelry was turned into blackened, distorted metal scraps. The plastic wrap on the T-shirts had melted into the fabric, ruining a shipment of several thousand shirts. The meticulously tailored suits were reduced to swaths of charred wool and pinstripes.
Within minutes, soldiers who were friends and customers of Ozkan's were at the scene, helping the tailors salvage goods. The military brought the Turks water and food, and found them temporary lodging.
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Sgt. 1st Class Manuel Perez, an assistant Army chaplain from Seguin, Texas, arrived with tables and signs that read, "$5" and "$10" – then helped Ozkan unload the least damaged garments in an impromptu fire sale. Perez says many soldiers simply donated cash. "I gathered them around me and prayed f