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I can’t be bothered

By Toby Messenger 2022

Dimensions
200cm x 30cm approx

Neon & cardboard spirit level/bin bag - installation for ‘Good Show’ at Trongate 103, Glasgow


Showing in the same space twice in 3 years, it was a tickle playing a curveball - after the pandemic, and the audience expecting an installation of cardboard objects. The irony is I could be bothered - even though I genuinely couldn’t - Norrie Swift from DH Signs in Ballieston made this

IMG 1765 1787562295 Toby Messenger

Bike (where angels fear to tread: for dad)

Cop Car (Ford Capri)

Systems in Collapse @ BCR, April 2026 - Audi Quattro S1/ Lamborghini Countach

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