Artists Turn 65,000 CD’s Into Sea Of Metallic Dunes
French artist Elise Porin and architect Clémence Eliard created the 'Wastelandscape' at the Halle d'Aubervilliers in Paris's Centquatre using 65,000 old CDs, sorted and hand-sewn together
into a 500-square meter surface. In the artists' words: "Made of petroleum, this reflecting slick of CDs forms a still sea of metallic dunes; the artwork's monumental scale reveals the precious aspect of a small daily object." Look closely and you may see retired record execs wandering aimlessly and remembering the "good old days". WATCH THE VIDEO:
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where do all of these cds go after the piece is done? i hope not in a landfill. i love this sort of work, but many times the end result is a dumpster or landfill.
It’s where the CDs would have ended up, anyway. At least they have been something more amazing than a box of old CDs sitting in hall closets around the world. There are CD recycling facilities, when Wastelandscape’s time is over, hopefully they will end up there.
They look like sequins…