01 FIELD INSTRUCTIONS
WHAT TO LOOK FOR.
Look for pleasing shapes, shadows, contrasts or unusual textures among everyday surfaces. Give your discovery a playful museum title.
DIRECTIVE M-009 / GALLERY OF ERRORS
Find an accidental piece of modern art.
Cracks, reflections, shadows or discarded shapes that belong in a museum.
2 MIN NO EQUIPMENT NO LOCATION REQUIRED
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CLASSIFIED-ISH OPERATIONAL BRIEFING / M-009
YOUR ORDINARY WORLD.
AN EXTRAORDINARY EXCUSE TO NOTICE.
A crack in a pavement, a reflection in a spoon or a scrap of paper can resemble something hanging in a gallery. The world produces accidental compositions without signing an artist's statement.
02 SAMPLE CASE
AN EXAMPLE REPORT.
Example report: “A coffee ring and two crumbs formed a convincing map of a country that doesn't exist.”
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE · NOT A COMMUNITY SUBMISSION03 THE NOT-SO-SECRET EXPLANATION
WHY THIS IS FUN.
This challenge turns observation into a creative exercise. The best finds are ordinary and visually evocative, not risky or difficult.
04 SAFETY DIRECTIVE
KEEP IT HARMLESS.
Don't touch discarded sharp objects, interfere with property or enter hazardous areas. Seeing and describing is enough.
FIELD DOSSIER · SUBMISSION OPTIONAL
OPEN INCIDENT REPORT FOUND SOMETHING STRANGE?
File a concise text report under a pseudonym. Don't include private details or images of strangers. New agents' first reports go through moderator review.
AGENT-TO-AGENT CHALLENGE
DARE SOMEONE TO LOOK CLOSER.
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