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Obscene Statue

Obscene Statue What kind of country would put a statue like that in the street ? Click on the enlarged picture to see it from a different angle

A line, five lines, six points, orange (Une ligne, cinq droites, six points, orange) - Felice Varini, 2002

A line, five lines, six points, orange - Felice Varini This is a photograph of Neuchatel, Switzerland. It looks like someone has taken a red pencil and has drawn a couple of lines on the picture, right ? Wrong ! The red lines you see are actually PAINTED ON THE BUILDINGS ! It only looks right from one particular viewpoint. This incredible art installation was made in 2002. Click on the enlarged picture to see some alternative viewpoints. There is also a DVD about the "making of".
URL Lowave DVD - 7 Lines for 5 Triangles DVD about the making of "7 Lines for 5 Triangles".

Pope or devil

Pope or devil "Nice to meet you, your holiness, you are sure looking, um ... different today. Is it getting hot in here, or is it just me ?" The illusion of horns is created by the collar of the man behind the pope.

Sculpture

Sculpture I think it's heart-warming to see children get involved in the fine arts. Take this Danish class for example. Observe these children while they're making a model of a nice, big ... er ... wait a minute ...
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The Cabin (La Compienga) - Bernard Pras, 2002

The Cabin - Bernard Pras This is a little shop in Burkina Faso. The owner is looking around for customers but there doesn't seem to be much interesting about his plastic buckets and trinkets. Or is there ? Watch what happens when a picture is taken from another side of the shop.

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