Take for example the Museum of Jurassic Technology. […] It’s a museum kind of dedicated to the concept of museums. […] There’s a gallery full of paintings of cosmonaut dogs. There was a whole section dedicated to cat’s cradles. In a way it’s all about whimsy, but in another sense it’s about curation. […] The wunderkammer is sort of the beginning of the museum, which is just your collection of weird sh*t.
It’s whimsy; it’s going in there and not knowing, “is this sh*t real?” That’s what this book is about. […] The truth doesn’t matter, as long as you’re engaged in this experience.

This belongs in the Gift Shop of the Museum of Jurassic Technology

Exhibited by Joe Mason

Transcript edited by Serena Washington