For an explanation of Trinketization – never fully codified as yet – you might start with the following old posts:
And this picture is a trinket gesture itself – you should read Paul Hendrich’s piece on the Deptford Town Hall slavery statues; also check Rosie Wright on Trafalgar Square plinth (here), and Imogen Bunting on May Day posings (here) - the three of us often talked trinkets, working out a critique of objects and their multiple meanings. The three of them really are each very much missed.
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