Disused theatres and movie palaces, record stores and book shops are among the most ordinary closed and abandoned buildings you can expect. The bank’s business is quite simply not the same as the high risk of investing in culture – it behaves quite differently. Nevertheless, banks are taking significant steps to follow their lead. The People’s Trust by Michael Vahrenwald looks at how US bank buildings have been repurposed.
All images © Michael Vahrenwald.
French artist Benedetto Bufalino has humorously transformed a 1970’s police car into a chicken coop. »La voiture de police poulailler« is an old vehicle whose interior has been gutted. Unfortunately, not organic. Organic eggs must come from chickens that live in cage-free environments. Don’t miss his whole battle of ideas.
Moss as art, moss sculptures, moss walls, and now moss patterns – the idea slowly becomes something more. Moss Patterns by Tae Kitakata & Brittany Powell.
All images © Brittany Powell.
Toronto-based artist Aiden Glenn transforms ordinary outdoor objects of his neighborhood into cute cartoon monsters. Well-placed teeths, tongues and googly eyes make it possible.
All images © Aiden Glynn.
The following photos are part of a series called European Communities by German-born photographer Immo Klink, which documents the dropout of people from all over the continent who have created fantastic individual dwellings.
All images © Immo Klink.
The Inheritors steckt voller Ideen, die keiner kennt. Zerstreute Avantgarde, wunderbar zusammengeschoben.
Seats, hood, roof, and even license plate – everything in this truck is made from ice blocks. I only miss the heated seats. More photos and two videos can be found here.
