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A City Is Being Built With White Lego Pieces And Everyone Can Join The Process
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A City Is Being Built With White Lego Pieces And Everyone Can Join The Process

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We’re all used to going to an exhibition to appreciate someone’s work, be it ancient or modern art, with a natural sense of physical detachment, since it’s rare that art pieces are available for touching. Well, not when it comes to certain pieces, like that of a Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson titled “The Cubic Structural Evolution Project.”

The project that’s hosted at Tate Modern gallery in London will run until the 18th of August, 2019. It invites people from all over the world, of any age, to contribute to the piece. What is the piece you might ask? A free-form Lego building with anyone available contributing to the artwork. Oh, and unlike the typical Lego bricks, ones involved in “The Cubic Structural Evolution Project” are completely white and devoid of any building instructions.

This artwork-installation in London allows anyone visiting to contribute to it

Image credits: Robert Allam

Image credits: Robert Allam

Eliasson first started this building blocks installation back in 2004. He invited people to build, deconstruct, and reshape the modern architecture piece in a period of time, usually a few weeks. The magic of this particular art piece is that there is no single author. While the initial idea is Olafur Eliasson’s contributions to the modern buildings come from hundreds of gallery visitors.

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Image credits: Robert Allam

The project had humble beginnings just 2 weeks ago

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“The Cubic Structural Evolution Project” in Tate Modern gallery started on 26 of July and has already seen many reiterations. People visiting filled the white playground with dozens of structures, from tall towers to miniature monuments.

Image credits: Robert Allam

Image credits: Robert Allam

If you’re currently in London, now’s a good time to contribute as the project will see its end this week! Though even if you miss this exceptional installation, fear not! “Olafur Eliasson: In real life” is an exhibition of the artist’s work that will be available in the gallery until January 5, 2020.

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Image credits: Robert Allam

Image credits: Robert Allam

Some people reported seeing something similar in 2015

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It happened during The High Line’s The Collectivity Project that was done by the same artist

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Here’s what people on social media had to say about the project

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You can watch the project in action here

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Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

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Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

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As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

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Terry Xiang
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unbelievable, I mean it's done through cooperation among random 'anybodies'!

Esca Sav
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The result is gorgeous! (Although I wish the buildings were stuck to lego platform for more stability.)

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Terry Xiang
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unbelievable, I mean it's done through cooperation among random 'anybodies'!

Esca Sav
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The result is gorgeous! (Although I wish the buildings were stuck to lego platform for more stability.)

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