‘Blinks’ (1969), by Vito Acconci
Acconci set himself the task of walking a continuous line down a street, holding a camera aimed away from him, ready to shoot. He tried not to blink. Each time he did, he snapped a photo.
Tag Archives: street view
Hoefner & Sachs
‘Honey Neustadt’ by Franz Hoefner & Harry Sachs (2006)
A model of a city filled with one million bees placed in Berlin-Mitte. The honey that was gathered from these bees was given away to residents.
Michael Croft
‘Nervosi’ (2009) by Michael Croft
Croft found above situation at Manse Road, Hackney in 2009. He brought the railing to his studio where he polished it until it shone like a mirror.
Jason Dodge
‘Darkness falls on Beroldingerstraße 7, 79224 Umkirch’ (2006), by Jason Dodge
Everything that produces light was taken from a house at the edge of the woods in Germany.
Leopold Kessler
Leopold Kessler, ‘Ghost terrace’ (2009)
A terrace, without service or gastronomy, placed in the city center of Frankfurt.
Nasan Tur
Nasan Tur, ‘Berlin says’ (2009)
Hundreds of graffiti sentences collected from the facades of Berlin walls, sprayed onto one wall over and over again.
Some examples:
Sandra I love you
KRIEG IST TERROR
FREIHAT FÜR ANDREA 8.3.08 14 UHR U-EBERSW.
PKK PKK
MASSAKA
Mutta sacht wir brauchen nich«nachWannsee in«t Freibad –
Wenn der Sprengwagen jefahren is, könn«wa ja uff de –
Strafe in«t Wasser pantschen det Kost Keen Fahrgeld
SEX
Soldaten sind Mörder
No Respect
Opfer
NEID
Understand?
Dein Stift ist eine Waffe
Seid nett
Ingo Vetter
Ingo Vetter (for the Detroit Tree of Heaven Woodshop), ‘Adaptation Laboratory’ (2004)
Exhaust-air driven greenhouse growing a ‘Tree of Heaven’ (Ailanthus altissima), a rare deciduous tree of tropical origin.
