Creating a space that existed between commercial and conceptual definitions, Traynor used The Perfect Nothing Catalog as an opportunity to explore the ephemeral function of public objects while providing a fresh and light hearted perspective on exhibition spaces and supplementing his income from working as a Christmas tree salesman, pumpkin carver, sailor on the New York Harbor and costume fabricator for the Rockettes. Traynor’s current body of work is an extension of this practice.