Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mobile for displaying an almost limitless variety items including artistic creations, memorabilia, ephemera, or even documents or renditions representing the prosaic and mundane. The mobile comprises essentially a box frame attachable to a planar surface and housing a plurality of reels with spring-loaded cables for suspending the displayed items vertically, in generally the same plane, against a typically nondescript backdrop, such as a wall. The displayed items can be suspended at various vertical distances from the box frame and arranged in an ordered or random fashion.