The Year Of The Sheep...

Sorry, I couldn't stop myself...

The American Dream Gets Washed Away...

Californian artist Chad Wright's Master Plan,
his sandcastle suburb, superbly symbolises The American Dream.
And how easily shattered our dreams can be.
He built a suburb of sandcastle houses on San Francisco's China Beach. It's meant to mimic the look of a typical post-war tidy suburb with its mass produced identical houses, neatly positioned next to each other, just like the little boxes in the 1962 song recorded by Malvina Reynolds, Little Boxes.
But in this very symbolic art installation,
all the little boxes are swallowed up and destroyed by the encroaching tide.
And when the tide recedes,
there's nothing left but dreams destroyed.
What does it all mean we may well wonder.
The global financial collapse, the real estate bubble bursting, the end of a dream, the impermanence of our lives, our world?
You choose.
For this wonderfully clever and meaningful project, Chad created a plastic mold that's filled with sand, you know, in the same way we made our own sandcastles. And dreamed...

Little Boxes. People In Mexico Live In Them...

Unbelievable but true.
These little boxes look more like kitset models and they all look the same. But I assure you. They're the real thing.
When photographer Oscar Ruiz was working as a helicopter pilot for a local Mexican radio station, he was required to fly around Mexico City chasing news stories.
He remembers flying up the highway that connects Mexico City with Puebla and this immense housing development
caught his attention.
It's the San Buenaventura Complex, located in Ixtapaluca on the eastern outskirts
of Mexico City.
This image of his featured on National Geographic's Photo Of The Day recently...

White Motorhomes. A Song From The Hart...

Jimi Hart, well known New Zealand troubadour, housetrucker, entertainer and sticker upper of sacred cows to the establishment has penned his latest irreverent offering based on the popular song 'Little Boxes'.
He's put it on YouTube for all to see, listen to
and well, who knows, for all those who can laugh at themselves, enjoy...