Monday, August 28, 2006

The recurring nightmare...


While in college at Beloit, I built 3 models of Middle College, the campus centerpiece. Those of you who knew me then undoubtedly remember my 3 year long frustration with that project. Who knew that building a sqaure box would be harder than a ship's hull full of compound curves?

Anyway, the amusing point is that I was recently going to class on the Stockholm University Campus when I encountered this. Seeing this giant model of one of the campus buildings brought back the nightmare. I think this builder--using actual bricks and building in roughly 1:4 scale--eventually got fed up and kicked it over on its side. It thereby evolved into an art installation.