One Line A Day

OK, prepare yourselves. I'm going to go on an epic rant about people in art galleries (I went to the Dior exhibition at NGV today and it was great, but I wanted to throttle people).

1. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE A PHOTO OF EVERY SINGLE FUCKING EXHIBIT

2. BUT IF YOU INSIST, THEN AT LEAST HAVE THE DECENCY TO:

• TURN OFF THE FUCKING FLASH
• TURN THE SOUND OFF SO WE DON'T HEAR THAT INFERNAL CLICKING SOUND
• NOT STAND FIVE FEET BACK FROM WHAT YOU'RE PHOTOGRAPHING AND THEN GET HUFFY WHEN PEOPLE WALK INTO FRAME BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO, YOU KNOW, USE THEIR FUCKING EYES TO LOOK AT THE EXHIBIT INSTEAD OF TAKING A SHITTY PHOTO OF IT
• NOT THEN STAND IN THE MIDDLE OF A THOROUGHFARE WHILE YOU UPLOAD THE SHITTY FUCKING PHOTO TO INSTAGRAM/TWITTER/FACEBOOK/SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM OF CHOICE.

3. DON'T LET YOUR KIDS TOUCH THE EXHIBIT. Little Joey might really want to know what the grey tulle train on that amazing Galliano couture gown feels like, but guess what? HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO USE HIS FUCKING IMAGINATION INSTEAD OF PUTTING HIS GRUBBY LITTLE PAWS ON IT.

4. TIRED? WANT TO TAKE A BIT OF A BREAK AND CHAT TO YOUR FRIEND? DON'T LEAN AGAINST A FUCKING CABINET OF EXHIBITS, THEREBY PREVENTING OTHERS FROM LOOKING AT IT AND THEN GET SNOOTY WHEN THEY POLITELY ASK YOU TO MOVE.

5. ALSO, RE ABOVE CABINETS. DON'T PUT YOUR GRUBBY FUCKING HANDS ON THE GLASS. YOUR SHITTY FINGERPRINTS NOW ARE ALL OVER GLASS RIGHT ABOVE THE DESIGN NOTES PEOPLE MIGHT LIKE TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO READ.

~ FIN ~