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Urban landscape goes invisible (well sort of…)
beingzoe about 1 year ago
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Some may accuse California of being overly concerned with appearances, but this art project commissioned by Culver City, CA is something to (not) see. The city selected Joshua Callaghan, an MFA student at UCLA, to integrate 9 utility boxes into the surrounding landscape.
The result is pretty neat. Each side of the normally drab gray metal utility boxes are covered in high tech stickers printed with a photograph of the view behind the box as if it were not there. The utility boxes housing electric, telephone, and traffic signal equipment in the redeveloped Town Plaza are went from drab to fab.
Christine Byers, Culver City’s public art and historic preservation coordinator, said to the Los Angeles Times Magazine:
“They are an eyesore. We are looking at this as a long-term temporary project. It’s good for five to seven years.
Also according to the LA Times Magazine, “Sticklers might note that a utility box is a utility box is a utility box, but for the city the designer camouflage is a hit, blending with the landscape until you get up close.”
“I love watching people do the double-take,” Byers said.
The permanent public project entitled, Transformers, is by Joshua Callaghan in 2004. Visit his official website to see more pictures from the Transformers public project and more of his art
I found it fascinating. For me it was just a neat idea to blend aspects of modern cities into the background. I am a big fan of naturally colored buildings based on the surrounding nature. But this took it to a whole new level mixing nature and the urban objects into a fascinating view of the city.
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about 1 year ago Happy Camperbus said ...
Thanks for sharing this! It is really neat and I wonder in what ways it could be used at home…hmmm.