Woman Surrounded by Towering Walls of Salvaged Junk Art
Sunday, June 14th, 2009 at 7:21:01 PM · 2009/austin_trash_chapel/austin_trash_chapel
A woman named Penelope, wearing a blue dress and holding a Canon DSLR camera with sunglasses, stands in a narrow passage between towering walls constructed entirely of salvaged and discarded objects. The installation rises dramatically overhead, featuring bicycles, satellite dishes, speakers, hubcaps, pipes, license plates, and countless other found objects welded and stacked together. The setting is the Cathedral of Junk, a famous folk art environment in Austin, Texas, built in a residential backyard. The contrast between the lone human figure and the overwhelming mass of accumulated objects creates a sense of awe and slightly chaotic wonder. Dappled sunlight filters through the debris overhead, illuminating the blue of her dress against the dark, cluttered surroundings.
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