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Artist Hugh Hayden transforms everyday objects, from schoolhouse desks to basketball hoops to cast-iron cookware, into something surreal. An exhibition at the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis ...

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And this piece of string? I know. Sounds like a guitar. Isn't it amazing what sounds we can make with everyday objects all around us? I wonder what my group of experts, the Mighty Music Makers ...

Artist Hugh Hayden takes everyday objects, from school desks to basketball hoops to cookware, and transforms them into something surreal. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston visits the ...