OPEN, CLOSED (March 6, 2012)

Three women in their mid- to late twenties sitting next to me in the Kolding Caffe are giggling about their new jewelry. Hanging around their necks, there is a cardboard sign that can be turned around at will. It says “open” on one side and “closed” on the other. And in English. Punchy and cheap, this is jewelry very to my liking. I only wonder how often the three women will actually wear it. And which side of the cardboard sign they will end up preferring.