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luzinterruptus: urban nests
'urban nests'
all images gustavo sanabria
spanish street art collective luzinterruptus' latest installation considers the yellow balls
on scaffolding joints - which are put in place to avoid accidents - as a means for some
artistic intervention.
they were walking through one of the most commercial areas of madrid, calle preciados,
when their attention was drawn to the boldly colored objects. there were so many of them
installed on the gigantic, metal structure that they had the urge to stay and investigate
the bulbous forms that people were continuously walking by.
one of the urban nests up close
the team decided to make these mundane components into something more noticeable
to the public, making people aware of these insignificant, common objects, and what they
brought to the aspect of a street under construction. entitled 'urban nests', luzinterruptus,
populated the balls with 130 colored birds, that they left looking into the street from their
'makeshift' homes on the scaffolding. they also provided light around them, to achieve a
warm atmosphere throughout the scaffolded area, inviting one to remain and contemplate
such an unusual habitat.
scaffolding with 'urban nests'
alternate view of the scaffolding with 'urban nests'
bird looking into the street
general view
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