A Look at the Other Side
Ever wondered what's behind those private community gates? Take a stroll down to Los Angeles and look for yourself using the viewing platforms installed at various housing developments by Heavy Trash:
What is Heavy Trash? An anonymous arts organization of architects, designers and urban planners, Heavy Trash creates large, disposable art objects that draw community and media attention to urban issues. By explaining a particular urban problem and suggesting a solution, Heavy Trash seeks to provoke dialogue among the residents of Los Angeles.
I always looked at gates as decorative art elements, but I guess there's another level to the discussion as well - hmmm...
Posted by: Monica Hawkins | 01/22/2007 at 07:35
I'm pretty sure they were used to divide the haves from the have-nots a thousand years before anyone thought to make them decorative.
Posted by: moe hong | 01/22/2007 at 13:26