I spotted this last week on Santa Monica beach:
I’ve no idea what’s going on either, but I thought it was rather nice….
I like to imagine that it was an elaborate prank played by mathematically-minded vandals who got access to the giant crane late one night, and moved the containers around……
-cvj
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December 3rd, 2005 at 11:24 am
Clifford, didn’t you see “I, Robot” last year? It’s clearly a used-robot dump!
December 3rd, 2005 at 11:25 am
Hi Clifford,
It’s a temproaray exhibition. Check out
this LA times story
Cheers
Michael
December 3rd, 2005 at 11:25 am
There is a Belgian architect and artist, Luc Deleu, who is known for his (geometrical) constructions with containers, e.g. this one last year in the Middelheim Open Air Museum near Antwerp. He might have passed by Santa Monica, one jolly morning.
December 3rd, 2005 at 11:29 am
Thanks Michael! I’d vaguely overheard something like that while down there, but now I know for sure…..
Cheers,
-cvj
December 3rd, 2005 at 6:04 pm
I will bet there is some wishful thinking on the part of the LA County Beaches & Harbor folk, as well as the State Park Service, to have some of those containers dumped off the shore to restructure and upgrade the various breakwaters and artificial reefs. Few people know that there are all sorts of cars and trucks and old guns and pipe out past the surf zones all along the bay there to help keep the beaches from eroding and soften the impact of storm surges etc.
December 4th, 2005 at 12:40 am
They used 8×8.5×40 containers to build the exhibit space for Ashes & Snow in NYC. It was out on a pier, and the containers and drapes made a neat space for a photo and video exhibit.
Maybe someone is putting on a show?