Crack kills.

[daphnep]

I can't believe nobody on my list has posted this yet, it's awesome!!



It's Doris Salcedo's "Shibboleth" installation at the Tate Modern in London. It's a fissure in the floor, and it's hitting the news big because so far three people have actually fallen in (although it's only a few inches wide at the widest, so the worst someone could do is break an ankle, I guess.)

It looks very cool, though...I'd love to see it.

Comments

[plainiac.livejournal.com]

i saw this on notcot.org! it's nuts! did they actually crack the floor of the tate or is it massive slabs of cracked concrete put over the floor? Whatever it is, it's amazing however they managed it. I love the Tate. That hanging grand piano that comes down from the ceiling and "explodes" about every 15 minutes scared the crap out of me though!

[daphnep.livejournal.com]

They constructed the pieces elsewhere, and then brought them in, which leads me to think they must have taken out some of the original flooring and replaced it with these pieces (the fissure goes to 3 ft deep.) Which makes it even better, to propose an art installation that ballsy: "I'd like to do this concept piece, and it involves ripping up your floor."

[lost1.livejournal.com]

Their willingness to do ballsy art pieces like that makes me wonder if they'd be willing to humour me if I were to suggest some crazy concept piece. I've always wanted to have an accessible open space on a platform held up by some thick wires rigged to the walls. Somewhat like a rope bridge, but with one big platform rather than lots of little wooden boards. It'd probably be pretty cool to have a rope bridge leading out to the platform too... ooh, or some stairs in that style too... hmm. I should sketch this stuff.