Cacht is a temporary installation of serially-produced symbolic objects conceived to call attention to the museum donation process. The MIT List Visual Arts Center agreed to host the project during the first two weeks of December, 2004. Upon entering the gallery, visitors are offered a tangibly compelling object with a unique shape and a translucency that alludes to its contents: currency of variable denominations. While experiencing the exhibit, the visitor forms a relationship with the object. Then, at the exit, the visitor may notice a slot in the donation box that corresponds to the object's shape or may see other identical objects deposited within the box. Such observations then offer the visitor a choice as to whether to keep the object, its contents, or both.

Read the full final report on the project HERE

Some personal observations on the project by the creators:

Felix Eliot
James Forren
Mat Laibowitz
Marie Law
Nicolas Rader