AK47 Machine
Images of Growth and Revolt:
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Initially, there was a sense of anger and hostility that I felt the city was imposing upon me. This caused a desire to turn the hostility back upon the city. However, rather than recreating the destruction I saw the city causing, I chose to use images of revolt and destruction that would serve to help recreate the fading wilderness; though the project appeared hostile due to the use of an AK47, the image of revolt implied in the weapon served only to illuminate my feeling that the city is a hostile environment. The ultimate goal of the project was to bring about something natural and peaceful: plants upon city walls.
In it’s final form, this project will fire pellets containing seeds to plant moss and ivy on walls rather then paint.
Early prototype:
