Melting Men

By artist Nele Azevedo. 1000 melting men on the steps of Berlin's concert hall — dramatizing global warming. The artist has done similar installations in various cities. The men typically last about 30 minutes before melting completely. From October 2009 (but it was new to me).

(via Social Design Notes)

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Posted By: Alex - Sun Jan 22, 2012
Category: Art

Comments

I bet this left on huge puddle at the bottom of the steps!

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 01/23/12 at 12:55 AM

We need some input from Seattle on this Global Warming issue.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 01/23/12 at 05:09 AM

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