Woman Explorer Amid Cathedral of Junk Austin
Sunday, June 14th, 2009 at 7:21:06 PM · 2009/austin_trash_chapel/austin_trash_chapel
A woman wearing a blue top, jeans, and sunglasses stands confidently in the narrow pathway of Austin's famous 'Cathedral of Junk,' a massive outsider art installation built from thousands of discarded objects. She carries a DSLR camera on a strap around her neck, suggesting she is a photographer documenting the site. The towering walls on either side of her are densely packed with bicycles, fan blades, speakers, household appliances, metal tubing, wire, and countless other found objects piled stories high. The dappled sunlight filtering through the canopy of junk creates dramatic contrasts of light and shadow, while ivy and vegetation have begun to grow into the structure, blending nature with the man-made chaos. The overall effect is simultaneously overwhelming and fascinating, a testament to one person's obsessive creative vision.
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