'Strictly nothing else' is a common refrain when writing shopping lists or trying to faithfully and frugally follow them in the supermarket. This week, Dad and Lizzie discuss Australian ceramicist Kenny Pittock's '52 ceramic replicas of shipping lists found while working in a Melbourne supermarket' (2022). The work, currently on show at the NGV, leaves nothing to the imagination in its title, but provides plenty for us to ponder in its contents. From multilingualism, to family dynamics, to discriminating between types of bread, Pittock's abandoned shopping lists furnish us with intriguing snapshots into the lives of others. But will their mundanity lead Dad to discard them along with his own scribbled out grocery lists? See images here!
