5 comments

  • hn_throwaway_99 6 hours ago
    The windows on this were extremely impressive to me. That is, I feel like this would have been way easier if all the windows were just on flat sections, but one set of windows have about their bottom third on the bottom curve, meaning he had to fabricate curved window frames and curved window panes, which seems really difficult to me. He could have easily "cheated" and put those windows just a tad higher so they were fully on the vertical back wall. Making them with that curve just shows a crazy attention to detail and really added to the illusion of the brick sculpture feeling like a flexible rug.
    • impossiblefork 15 hours 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 14 hours ago
        It 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-...

        • impossiblefork 14 hours ago
          Yes, but what I meant by a tunnel is that a tunnel doesn't take away surface space whereas this does.
      • appreciatorBus 14 hours ago
        I'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.
        • Reason077 11 hours ago
          This 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.
          • Zardoz89 11 hours ago
            You are missing the trees for the forest.
            • mhandley 10 hours ago
              It's only there for a month.
              • recursive 14 hours ago
                How about houses? I live in one. Maybe you do too. Are those an imposition?

                If they are, surely they're a bigger one.

                • impossiblefork 13 hours ago
                  To some degree, yes. But we also need them. They aren't just decoration or something to satisfy our desire to build.
                  • recursive 12 hours ago
                    What about an art museum whose purpose is to provide a place to show and view art? What about a concert venue?
                • aaron695 9 hours ago
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                • egypturnash 10 hours ago
                  I wanna play this skateboarding game. :)
                  • aaron695 9 hours ago
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                    • readthenotes1 15 hours ago
                      More money than sense.

                      In the UK is it more money than pense? (a play on pensive)

                      • recursive 14 hours ago
                        Personally, I think it's OK, and maybe even good, if sometimes humans do things for aesthetic purposes instead of paperclip optimization.