'Enjoy with your eyes, not hands': Bendemeer cake shop frustrated as customers keep touching wall paintings

A cake shop in Bendemeer has asked customers to stop touching its paintings hung on the wall in an Instagram (IG) post on Sunday (October 4).

The Patissier said some customers continued touching the paintings despite "Do Not Touch" signs.

The shop also said some customers had been personally told not to touch the artwork.

It shared a video to show that such incidents do happen and said the touching was gradually taking its toll on the paintings.

"We've put up signs. We've multiplied the signs. We've politely reminded people," the shop said.

"And yet, it continues."

The shop added that it was "at its wits' end" over what else they could do to protect the artwork.

They also said putting up barricades around every painting would "rather defeat the purpose" of having them there.

The Patissier ended with a simple plea: "[P]lease enjoy the paintings with your eyes, not your hands."

Netizens suggest glass cases, $500 price tags

One IG user said it was "sad" that the artwork had been affected by curious onlookers, suggesting that the paintings could be protected with glass cases.

Another IG user suggested that some customers either did not understand the "Do Not Touch" signs or simply chose to ignore them.

On Facebook, commenters suggested putting a price tag on the paintings to deter customers from touching them, with one saying: "Once touch[ed] consider [it] sold".

Another suggested displaying a price on the paintings so customers would know they had to pay if they damaged them.

The Patissier replied: "Already there. But at $500 [per] piece, maybe [that is] not enough deterrent."

Responding to a suggestion to remove the paintings, the bakery said they added "a bit of character" to the plain wall and were previously displayed at its Taipei store.

AsiaOne has reached out to The Patissier for more information.

helmy.saat@asiaone.com

位于本德米尔的一家蛋糕店在周日（10 月 4 日）通过 Instagram (IG) 发帖，要求顾客不要触摸挂在墙上的画作。

糕点师说，尽管有“请勿触摸”的标志，一些顾客还是继续触摸画作。

该店还表示，已亲自告知部分顾客不要触摸艺术品。

它分享了一段视频，表明此类事件确实会发生，并表示触摸画作正在逐渐对画作造成损害。

“我们已经竖起了告示牌，增加了告示牌的数量，并且礼貌地提醒了人们，”商店方面表示。

然而，这种情况仍在继续。

该商店还表示，他们已经“束手无策”，不知道还能做些什么来保护这件艺术品。

他们还表示，在每幅画周围设置路障“反而会违背”展出这些画作的初衷。

糕点师最后简单地恳求道：“请用眼睛欣赏画作，而不是用手。”

网友建议采用玻璃展示盒，定价500美元。

一位IG用户表示，艺术品受到好奇围观者的影响“令人难过”，并建议可以用玻璃罩保护这些画作。

另一位IG用户表示，一些顾客要么不理解“请勿触摸”的标志，要么干脆选择无视它们。

在 Facebook 上，有评论者建议给画作贴上价格标签，以阻止顾客触摸它们，其中一位评论者说：“一旦触摸，就视为已售出”。

另一个人建议在画作上标明价格，以便顾客知道如果损坏画作就必须赔偿。

糕点师回答说：“已经有了。但是每件500美元的价格，或许还不足以起到威慑作用。”

针对移除这些画作的建议，这家面包店表示，这些画作给原本单调的墙壁增添了“一些特色”，并且之前曾在其台北门店展出。

AsiaOne已联系The Patissier以获取更多信息。

helmy.saat@asiaone.com