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While fun I always feel that grass and trees are basically always nicer than this kind of thing. It feels like a human imposition on nature, that we decide tha
by impossiblefork 1y ago
While fun I always feel that grass and trees are basically always nicer than this kind of thing.
It feels like a human imposition on nature, that we decide that we are to have this brick thing here, instead of whatever grew there.
Maybe if it were a tunnel it would be okay.
- pimlottc 1y agoIt is a tunnel, you can walk through it. > However ‘A week at the knees’ is technically more sophisticated in every way. It also offers a more immersive experiences for audiences, who can walk directly beneath and behind the sculpture, enjoying it from multiple angles. https://fadmagazine.com/2025/05/20/a-week-at-the-knees-alex-chinnecks-facade-in-freefall-for-clerkenwell-design-week/ https://fadmagazine.com/2025/05/20/a-week-at-the-knees-alex-...
- impossiblefork 1y agoYes, but what I meant by a tunnel is that a tunnel doesn't take away surface space whereas this does.
- pimlottc 1y agoI’m not sure what you mean, like an underground tunnel?
- impossiblefork 1y agoYes.
- pimlottc 1y agoThen how would you see the artwork?
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- TeaBrain 1y agoIt's a small temporary art installation that takes virtually no space on the town square.
- recursive 1y agoHow about houses? I live in one. Maybe you do too. Are those an imposition? If they are, surely they're a bigger one.
- impossiblefork 1y agoTo some degree, yes. But we also need them. They aren't just decoration or something to satisfy our desire to build.
- recursive 1y agoWhat about an art museum whose purpose is to provide a place to show and view art? What about a concert venue?
- appreciatorBus 1y agoI'm inclined to agree, esp since this is in a park. That said, the article suggests it's part of festival and is just a temporary exhibit, so I don't think any trees were sacrificed for the sake of overly precious architectural fantasies.
- Zardoz89 1y agoYou are missing the trees for the forest.
- Reason077 1y agoThis is an urban square in the middle of London, not a nature park. There hasn't been a natural landscape here for thousands of years.
- mhandley 1y agoIt's only there for a month.
- aaron695 1y ago[dead]