Friday 23 April 2010

Changing people's visual experience about a city

In the following apparent conquering of gravity, the lofty refuges awaken childhood memories and one’s desire to climb a ladder once again up towards the sky and leave the banality of the everyday behind.

Under Heaven



Leonard Van Munster’s Under Heaven is a tree (complete with tree house) placed by this Dutch artist on the top of the 50-meter-high building. The tree house was made out of fruit crates and other found materials.

Love,Peace and Terror Tank


Dadara’s Love,Peace and Terror Tank stands guard above the rooftops of Amsterdam and in its ironic play on the visual language of war represents a symbol of peace, just like a big tank toy sleeping in the top of a building.






OpTrek


The work of the Dutch artists’ organization OpTrek focuses on ongoing transformations in the Transvaal district of the Dutch capital the Hague. The pink house unit is hung up in the air by the crane. The crane changes into not only a stable structure but also a part of the whole work. However, the house unit which is unstable and flexible changes into a kind of demountable structure which breaks traditional architectural theories. In this work, the house is movable and it gives a chance for people to experience different view of the city increasing a new communication between people and environment in a very playful method.

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