A Pile of Porcelain

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I admire creative people and often wonder what goes on in their minds that leads them to create their sometimes beautiful and individualistic work. In the Hohensalzburg Castle in Salzburg, I saw this sculpture created from white crockery. Cups, saucers and plates were glued together to create an interesting 'creation'. I'm not sure what I think about it. I read once that there are three words you can use when you don't want to be rude but don't really know what to say without causing offence. These words are 'different', 'interesting' and 'unusual'. Do you have a word for this sculpture? And do you like it or are you choosing a word that is a bit noncommittal? Added later: I found my photo of the sign accompanying the sculpture. It says: 'Cloud ' is the name of a sculpture composed of plates,which was created by the Austrian sculptor Markus Hofer. The inspiration for it was born of his preoccupation with clouds in the history of art. Clouds are very frequently found as motifs on altars and altarpieces in churches, where the cloud is a symbol of heaven, closeness to God, and fugacity. The plates were provided to the artist by various families in the context of a special initiative. Therefore Hofer's sculpture itself now tells a great deal about people whose stories become part of the new form and are then lost in the 'Cloud'.