Hell is also in Michigan.
A photographer and an architect are going to strange extents to bring attention to Detroit's foreclosure crisis. The two men are attempting to this winter encase a house in Detroit completely in ice, and are looking for donations to get the job done.
Having grown up in the city, the two visionaries feel that the project could be done somewhere else, but would simply not have the same impact as it would in Detroit. Probably because the city is such a shit hole.
Overall the price tag on the idea is $11,000, and they have raised about $1,400. Their progress will be posted on their blog here: icehousedetroit.blogspot.com
Personally I think this is a little silly. Yeah you're drawing attention to a problem, but what are you doing to fix it? This story has already gotten national media attention, so why not do something better with it? Like donate a house to family that was forced out of their home or something. Oh that's right, because their own farts simply wouldn't smell as sweet without the smug sense of satisfaction that comes from wasting other people's money on a ridiculous art project. My bad.
Having grown up in the city, the two visionaries feel that the project could be done somewhere else, but would simply not have the same impact as it would in Detroit. Probably because the city is such a shit hole.
Overall the price tag on the idea is $11,000, and they have raised about $1,400. Their progress will be posted on their blog here: icehousedetroit.blogspot.com
Personally I think this is a little silly. Yeah you're drawing attention to a problem, but what are you doing to fix it? This story has already gotten national media attention, so why not do something better with it? Like donate a house to family that was forced out of their home or something. Oh that's right, because their own farts simply wouldn't smell as sweet without the smug sense of satisfaction that comes from wasting other people's money on a ridiculous art project. My bad.
No comments:
Post a Comment