I may be unappreciative of the artistic aspects of this article, because my take-away from the text is about people who should take care of their trash and don't. We see this all over Alaska, from ex-military stuff in the Aleutians to ex-oil drums all over the place.  NOT GOOD.  People (and companies) should clean up their trash.  In this case, depending on quality, the owner could have listed it on freecycle or Craig's List or Alaska List or taken it to the dump or a local charity.  Putting crapola out on the sidewalk to degrade in the weather is rude to all the other people on that street.