You have to see this!

Michelle · Mar 21, 2008 12:09 pm

I was beside myself watching this! :shock:

It looks so UNSAFE!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQDhiP9j4FA&NR=1

Paula · Mar 21, 2008 12:18 pm

I thought the washing machine above the toilet was strange....That was even stranger. You have to ask, Why?

Michelle · Mar 21, 2008 12:20 pm

3 things I would ask….

1 – Why

2 – HOW MUCH!!!!

3 - How safe???!!!

Helyn · Mar 21, 2008 12:31 pm

Now, the washing machine above the toilet did have a purpose.(ie recycling water /saving space in small flats)

But this one - why???

I don't get it.

Strumer · Mar 21, 2008 1:12 pm

It's art, not a piece of working architecture.

I think it is absolutely awesome.

From memory (when I first saw this featured a while ago) the building is being completely renovated or demolished, or something, when this installation is over.

The artist is Richard Wilson - he has done some pretty interesting work...I saw his 20:50 when it was at the ANG...a total mind bender - his major premise seems to be about challenging people's perceptions of the environments around them...which can be said about a lot of great artists.

Michelle · Mar 21, 2008 1:24 pm

Well….that explains it then.

A very expensive piece of ART! :shock:

Strumer · Mar 21, 2008 1:34 pm

Michelle

A very expensive piece of ART!

You do remember how much the ANG paid for Blue Poles back in the 80's don't you?

And Pollock was a drunk who walked around the canvas dumping paint on it...

I would rather pay Wilson for his work any day.

Michelle · Mar 21, 2008 1:43 pm

Yes….anyone can do a Pollock!

I do agree with the window being, if not art, an amazing thing to have to think of, create, and make happen!

I was amazed, and could not figure out what propelled the wall section and how it worked! I still don’t know. To me, it was structural wounder!

But knowing its art, makes it even more interesting, they guy must be an engineer???

Strumer · Mar 21, 2008 1:49 pm

I think he is first and foremost a sculptor...but a lot of sculptors and artists I know (of) come from mechanical/technical backgrounds.

The device used to rotate the cut out is a design more normally used in nuclear power plants and the shipping industry.

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100 ... _page.html

Michelle · Mar 21, 2008 2:35 pm

Thanks for that Stumer…..how interesting!
I even looked up a rotator on the web, but I couldn’t get a good photo of one!

I can say……I would love to be a part of something like that, just to see how it’s all done!
The logistics alone are mind mending! :shock:

Yak_Chat · Mar 21, 2008 4:20 pm

Pretty neat, but I trust they make the building look a bit nicer.

Pretty major project that's for sure.
Steve

soda · Nov 13, 2008 12:29 pm

Inside view

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=q4ogYjx_G ... re=related

9finances · May 22, 2009 5:13 pm

^^^Saw the video. My head almost turned around. I got dizzy watching it. Do you call it an art? Hhmmm I wonder what's the purpose of that window?

ozkarnak · May 22, 2009 5:28 pm

At least it gives the building good ventilation and light ?.

See.... nutty ideas can be useful too :wink:

LocalBuilders · Aug 14, 2010 5:15 pm

What The!!

Suppose its better than the up side down bridge they built last year!!

Disbride · Jan 31, 2012 9:49 pm

I love it! I'd go see it.

ramblingaway2 · Apr 11, 2012 8:52 pm

o boy..it really looks dangerous

renoking · Apr 18, 2012 12:40 pm

They did it because they could.

Gotta test the boundaries of what is possible, even if it might not be practical.

Peter Clear · May 01, 2012 12:06 pm

Michelle · Oct 01, 2012 4:55 pm

Only in Dubai!!

Turing out to be my most watched place on earth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR2HukuF ... re=related