The Anthropologist is featuring a reportage of a group of (crazy) people* that decided to create one of the the world's largest works of art: "drawing" a sequence of circles that grow in size according to the golden ratio, in the middle of Siberia (!!!). The results are breathtaking. If you have 5min, just browse through the website to see more pictures.* The group of people is lead by artist Jim Denevan. He's done some pretty cool stuff. Check out his website.
It is unimaginable (at least for me) to see how people can devote so much time and effort into something that, on a first glance, could seem valueless. My capitalist soul asks itself: "I mean, do you just take some days off to draw circles in the North Pole?" And then my Occupy-Wall-Street self asks "What's wrong with it? Why do we have to attach some kind of utilitarian value to everything we do? The true slavery that Capitalism brought to society is that it got us to think that way." Anyway, let us not get into this philosophical discussions and let us enjoy the art.
Quick note about the website: it turns out that The Anthropologist is from the same people from Anthropologie (the clothes brand), which, in turn, are also the same people from Urban Outfitters. Oh, I just Wiki-ed them, and Free People is also from the same group. No wonder why I have certain attraction for all three stores, and they all seem a bit overpriced to me. Oh well, it's a small (corporate) world after all.
(via swissmiss)
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