Framed masterpieces at airport security

Airport security trays are being transformed into artistic displays in a new trend called airport tray aesthetic. People arrange their belongings in these trays with meticulous care, and even brands are joining in to showcase their products. Howev...

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Art is everywhere - even (especially?) in the unlikeliest of places. Take airport security trays, for instance. Once the humdrum receptacles for your shoes and bags, they're now the star of a new trend: ATA, or airport tray aesthetic. Yep, people are transforming those grey plastic rectangles into mini masterpieces. They arrange their shoes, liquids, laptops, headphones and belts with the kind of care usually reserved for a studio portrait, all set against the backdrop of polypropylene sophistication. Some even go the extra mile by crafting fake boarding passes to lend their setups a dash of authentic airport glamour. The trend has taken off so wildly that even brands are getting in on the action. A publishing house flaunted a series of trays themed around its books on Instagram, while a bag brand used the platform to display their designs, surrounded by claw clips and sunglasses.

Excited? But before you start staging your own tray-centric art exhibit at an Indian airport, here's some artless advice: such endeavours might not be received with the admiration you're hoping for. Your efforts may be met with some unkind words for the delay you are causing, and CISF officials will give you the side-eye. So, unless you're keen on being the star of a very different kind of performance art, you might want to rethink this successor to uploaded food pics.

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