Exhibit focuses on love's sad side
Rina Ota, Reuters, Wednesday, April 28, 2010

From an empty ring box to sexy lingerie and a pair of fur-lined handcuffs, 
an exhibition of the relics of failed love has come to Asia, hoping to bring 
solace to the heartbroken.

The Museum of Broken Relationships, which opened in Singapore yesterday, is 
a travelling display of items related to failed relationships donated by
people who live in the cities the museum has visited.

Concept founders Olinka Vistica and Drazen Grubisic decided to set up the
exhibit in Croatia after consoling friends over failed romances. They hope
its global tour will offer people the chance to overcome the pain of
heartbreak through art.  These remnants of several love affairs have so far 
shown in Croatia, London and Berlin. Singapore is their first Asian stop.

"The Museum of Broken Relationships is an art concept which proceeds from
the assumption that objects possess ... holograms of memories and emotions,
and intends with its layout to create a space of secure memory in order to
preserve the heritage of broken relationships," says the exhibit's website.

The museum, which has actual displays as well as a virtual, online space,
has everything from romantic letters to photographs to gifts given to lovers
such as soft toys, but also includes unusual exhibits such as a prosthetic
leg donated by a war veteran who fell in love with his physiotherapist.

In Berlin, an axe used by a woman to break up her ex-girlfriend's furniture,
along with the broken furniture, was on display alongside a wedding dress
and a pair of skates.

Every object in the museum is anonymous and has a short description of the
relationship of which it was a part.

In Singapore, about 20 to 30 items are on display -- including the
prosthetic -- as well as letters and pictures.

Vistica said the exhibition helps give people a place to get rid of, yet
keep safe, emotionally laden items. People wanting to donate items can do so
via its website, www.brokenships.com/about.php
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