FADE IN:
INT. ROAD - DAY
PETER drives.
PETER (V.O.)
Today is May 8th. It seems
a day of some significance...
Nothing to do with my
first meeting in the HKUST
Council as member though.
INT. EXHIBITION - DAY
Objects on display. Trademarked cigars, sport shoes, a bottle of wine. Some lady's costumes too.
PETER (V.O.)
They are fakes, or cakes.
Although touching isn't
allowed, one can still tell
they aren't real. I believe
great skill is required to
make cakes like that.
Are the cakes meant to
be eaten?
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
If yes, they won't be
exhibited here for people
just to see them.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Is the idea new? Artists
create sculptures with
materials such as stone,
metal etc so that the
art piece can last long.
But there're sculptures
that would last just for
a while.
MONTAGE OF PETER'S OBSERVATIONS ON ICE SCULPTURES
A/ Sunny. Peter observes the sweating ice sculptures.
B/ Sunny. Peter watches bulldozers demolishing larger-than-life snow sculptures on large snow platforms.
END MONTAGE
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd)
As to the expression of
the idea, these cakes
mimic consumer goods.
If the cakes represent
artistic works, they
represent the artistic
works of others.
Peter takes some photos before leaving.
INT. STUDY - DAY
Peter checks the photos in his mobile.
PETER (V.O.)
The cakes aren't art
forms as I don't get
any artistic experience.
They make a difference
not in the cake's intrinsic
value as food, but in its
extrinsic value ie the
eye appeal and the
admiration of the artistry. Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Having consumed the
a cake's extrinsic
value, what's left is its
intrinsic value - just like
any other ordinary cakes.
There's no reason why
the cake shouldn't be
eaten, or its residual
value would be lost.
FLASHBACK
INT. DINNER PARTY - NIGHT
Peter admires the artistry of a birthday cake mimicking volumes of professional law books and some consumer items.
PETER
How long did it take
to make the cake?
SOMEONE
About a week.
PETER
How much does the
cake cost?
SOMEONE
Several thousand dollars.
Then the cake is cut and shared. Peter tastes a spoonful of the deconstructed cake.
PETER (V.O.)
Very ordinary...not fresh.
END FLASHBACK
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Once that extrinsic value
of the cake has been
appreciated, its residual
value would be in the
eating...
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd) What if an artist has an
original idea, eg Leonardo
da Vinci-Mona Lisa class,
would the artist represent
it in the form of an edible
cake?
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Well, some artists might
be mad enough to do that.
If so, should those who
have artistic experience
via the cake eat it too?
A TV anchor reporting a military parade.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Oh, today is the Victory-
in-Europe Day.
Peter researches.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Around 70-85 million
people died during WWII...
I believe no one would
support remembrance
sculptures in the form
of cakes!
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Life is primal. With it,
we can continue to
create. So if we can't
have the artistic cake
for long, we might just
eat it, getting its residual
value... Am I like a
piece of cake too?
Peter takes a deep look of a photo featuring a piece of cake and him.
FADE OUT. The End