This clever public art piece was created in Berlin by artist Aram Bartholl. His project Map takes the Google map marker and blows it up into real space. It’s nerdy internet mapping + Claus Oldenburg!
Photos above from Bartholl’s site datenform.de.
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Candy Chang is a designer, artist and urban planner in Helsinki, Finland. She likes to make city information more accessible and engaging through research, design, and the creative use of public space. She is also a 2009 TED Global Fellow. Read her blog, view her projects, and enjoy! Check out a longer bio here.
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