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Mysterious but beautiful paper sculptures
- markbnine 15y agoWhere is this? Scotland? I'm surprised the bomb-squad hasn't been called in to dispose of these items, the security cameras haven't been checked, and the perpetrator hasn't been tracked down and arrested. . .
- ruethewhirled 15y agoI guess librarians have enough common sense to distinguish between art and a bomb
- shadowfiend 15y agoIt's so awesome that someone is doing this and remaining anonymous... And yet at the same time so sad. Reminds me of a documentary on origami called Between the Folds (http://www.greenfusefilms.com/ http://www.greenfusefilms.com/ -- I believe it's on netflix) where they showed people doing the most ridiculous things by just folding paper. So cool.
- shadowfiend 15y agoNetflix link: http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Between_the_Folds/70120179?trkid=2361637 http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Between_the_Folds/70120179...
- phoboslab 15y agoIt's a great PR move, actually. If the artist now eventually comes forward, he will be instantly famous. Banksy[1] did the same. Maybe there's something to learn here for startups as well. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy
- 0x12 15y agoNot everybody is in it for the fame and the money.
- technoslut 15y agoI hope (s)he does become instantly famous. The work is beautiful and poetic. I'm glad that phoboslab posted this and I'm glad that I coincidentally clicked on the story. There is so much ugliness in this world that I will take beauty anywhere I can get it.
- mkent 15y agoThey look so fragile and beautiful - impressive they were able to get them in and setup without drawing any attention.
- goatforce5 15y agoBanksy has hung artworks in high profile galleries and museums without being caught or subsequently identified: http://gothamist.com/2005/03/23/museum_shows_for_banksy.php http://gothamist.com/2005/03/23/museum_shows_for_banksy.php
- lloeki 15y agoHe's most likely making use of an S.E.P field http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somebody_Elses_Problem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somebody_Elses_Problem
- nickolai 15y agoNice reference, but your wikipedia link is broken (missing an apostrophe) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somebody_Else%27s_Problem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somebody_Else%27s_Problem
- epo 15y agoAmazing they weren't taken or vandalized TBH.
- seregine 15y agoI thought I'd seen something similar before, but when I looked it up I realized they're probably different artists: http://briandettmer.com/ http://briandettmer.com/
- graemem 15y agoNice to see a wee bit of Scotland on Hacker News.
- JacobIrwin 15y agohttp://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site36/2010/0728/20100728__20100730_D01_AE30SCDINNER~p1_300.JPG http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site36/2010/0728...
- scammerz101 15y agoBeautiful? I don't think you know what the word means...
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- ahalan 15y agodo you?