It's a scenario we've all dreamed of at Joystiq: 1. Find an extra video game console lying around. 2. ????? 3. Profit. We just never imagined that second step might be "microwave it and glue creepy eyes on it." Artist Kenny Irwin (who you may remember for his microwaved Game Boy Advance) has done just that with an unsuspecting 360 and Wii, the results of which are currently available on eBay for $31,002 and $5,988, respectively.
If you pick up either of the systems, 50 (360) or 25 (Wii) percent of your purchase will go to the Council on American-Islamic Relations of California. We're not sure we understand the connection, but no one's paying us thirty grand to nuke electronics, so what do we know?
[Via Hot Blooded Gaming]
Reader Comments (21)
Posted: Dec 17th 2009 10:01AM Courtney said
You clearly don't get it. This complex piece weaves together multiple themes to comment on the degradation of modern American society. The use of the microwave represents the loss of American food and cooking values, which have been replaced with TV and video games (Food Network and Cooking Mama). The eyes represent the ever present surveillance that we have placed ourselves under. Surveillance from the government, from companies and even from our friends and family. The Xbox is a perfect platform to make such commentary on, given it's social networking and internet capabilities.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 2:50PM Deezul AwT said
Damn it, so when I put that food in the microware to reheat for 1 minute, but accidentally did 10 minutes, it was art? I thought that just made it garbage. Who knew?
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 3:12PM ytilanigiroon said
"We're not sure we understand the connection, but, of course, no one's paying us thirty grand to nuke electronics, so what do we know?"
And so far, no one is paying him either...
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And so far, no one is paying him either...
Posted: Dec 16th 2009 3:14PM ytilanigiroon said
I also enjoy the Item Condition: "Refurbished". Amazing!
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 3:31PM Arizone said
Link for the Wii doesn't work.
http://cgi.ebay.com/MICROWAVED-NINTENDO-Wii-MUTANT-GAMING-MACHINE_W0QQitemZ150333992146QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDigital_Cameras?hash=item23009aacd2
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http://cgi.ebay.com/MICROWAVED-NINTENDO-Wii-MUTANT-GAMING-MACHINE_W0QQitemZ150333992146QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDigital_Cameras?hash=item23009aacd2
Posted: Dec 16th 2009 3:53PM Red Son Rising said
theres no way that xbox doest get banned if he logs into xbl.. that case mod is a crime against consoles..
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 5:48PM (Unverified) said
Support CAIR by paying for the destruction of things you hold dear.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 6:51PM BrokenTriforce said
WTF? This is art? And people pay assloads of money at college to learn this?
This is the problem with America.
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This is the problem with America.
Posted: Dec 16th 2009 7:17PM (Unverified) said
"Sorry, the artist does not consider discounts. He knows his art is priceless and agrees the price is non-negotiable. His prices are determined on highly calculated scientific systems that formulate the equationary awnser between time density means coupled with post product beautification in lie with optimal sluggified realism."
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 7:19PM (Unverified) said
"Sorry, the artist does not consider discounts. He knows his art is priceless and agrees the price is non-negotiable. His prices are determined on highly calculated scientific systems that formulate the equationary awnser between time density means coupled with post product beautification in lie with optimal sluggified realism."
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