Abies Electronicus aka XMAS TREE, France / 2010.
The Abies Electronicus is the latin name for electronic fir,
a contemporary christmas tree, glowing in the night in the snowy village of Guebwiller.
It is a metallic structure of scaffolding, emitting sound and visuals every week ends of december.
Design and show by 1024 Architecture, original sound by Vincent Viluis. (with a sample from Sebastian / Motor, in this vimeo edit)
Some more photos on 1024architecture.net
Here are a few of my favorite street art in found over the internet.
I love these type of alternative expression of art. Random and surprising encounters you can find all over your city that can’t be ignored.
Over the past generation Detroit has suffered economically worse than any other of the major American cities and its rampant urban decay is now glaringly apparent during this current recession. Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre documented this disintegration, showcasing structures that were formerly a source of civic pride, and which now stand as monuments to the city’s fall from grace.
Ruins are the visible symbols and landmarks of our societies and their changes, small pieces of history in suspension.
The state of ruin is essentially a temporary situation that happens at some point, the volatile result of change of era and the fall of empires. This fragility, the time elapsed but even so running fast, lead us to watch them one very last time : being dismayed, or admire, making us wondering about the permanence of things.
