The Portland Acupuncture Project
Think of the city as a body the way traditional Chinese medicine does-- not only as a physical entity but also as a system of energy that flows in distinct pathways called meridians. The energy, or Qi, needs to be in balance. If a person's Qi is out of balance, disease can set in. The same could be true for a city. This project explores the junction between art, regional planning, the environment, asian medicine and the health of a city. A single 23 ft tall acupuncture needle was inserted at the South Waterfront for the month of March. A city-wide installation of many such needles is possible in the future.
Kuby has a bunch of photoshopped pictures on his site showing what his project would look like, should it ever be completed.
Some of his other art proposals are interesting. For instance, I like his "Cliff Dwelling" idea, which would involve adding an artificial rock ledge to the side of a skyscraper as a nesting place for peregrine falcons. People could watch the birds from inside the building, but unlike a zoo the birds would be free while the humans would be confined. (Thanks to Cranky Media Guy)
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Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
If the accupuncture works, will he try chiropractic next?
Posted by BikerPuppy on 08/20 at 09:35 AM
I presume the accupuncture proposal is a satire (did you see the names he gave some of the sites?). Mr. Kuby seems to think Portland's intestines and heart need the most work.
Some of the other ideas are seriously good, though, such as the falcon habitat on the sides of tall buildings, and making tidepools in artificial jetties.
Some of the other ideas are seriously good, though, such as the falcon habitat on the sides of tall buildings, and making tidepools in artificial jetties.
Posted by Big Gary in Port Aransas, Texas on 08/20 at 10:11 AM
You've got to be kidding me. I sure hope the accupuncture thing's a satire...if it's not I seriously want to know what that guys on. It looks like giant pink Q-tips sticking out of the ground.
But the falcon habitat's kinda cool....but it would make one hell of a mess I would imagine.
But the falcon habitat's kinda cool....but it would make one hell of a mess I would imagine.
Posted by Matilda in Yardley, PA on 08/21 at 06:36 AM
Where else but in Portland would somebody do something like that? Next, I'd like to see someone place a giant enema nozzle in Washington DC.....
Posted by Rev Jef in Midwest Hell on 08/21 at 06:57 AM
Rev Jef, have you not seen the Washington Monument?
Posted by Big Gary in America on 08/21 at 08:58 AM
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