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Raumlabor Turns Junk Into Art In 'The Big Crunch'

PHOTOS: Building Made Out Of Household Junk
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Executive editor, The Dodo

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From Inhabitat:

No, the pile of chairs, tables, doors and goodness knows what else that you see before you isn't the result of a storm or a tornado. Believe it or not, it's a man-made building called "The Big Crunch." Raumlabor constructed the inhabitable artpiece out of discarded household materials like windows, furniture and the like, resulting in a heap-like structure that appears to defy gravity.

All photos and captions courtesy of Inhabitat.

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Like some great magnet for debris "The Big Crunch" by Raumlabor is a recycled building made from a heap of discarded objects. The mound of materials is condensed in a theater plaza from all over the area, seemingly to move like a small wave cresting on the Georg-Büchner-Platz grounds in Darmstadt, Germany. Made from cast away household materials ranging from fridges to windows, furniture, and doors, the installation is a stormy, absurdist habitation.
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The core of the Big Crunch consists of a tubular metal frame that has been wrapped in strips of wood lattice. Various debris are hung from this foundation.
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The center of the mound features a small room with openings at both ends.
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The materials are layered to create a sense of direction and movement that flows from the entrance to the direction of the theater.
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Taking discarded items from civilization and combining them in a frenetic mound is a provocative statement -- Raumlaborberlin sees it as "a gathering place and forum for conflict and discussions."
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Like the eye of a storm, the frenzied chaos is haunting. The structure seems to have been assembled by another force - one that has left behind a trail of debris composed of items that society no longer deems valuable.
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Whether visitors are amused by the work or other emotions arise, we hope they are up-to-date on their tetanus shots.

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