Credit: hpousner
Credit: hpousner
Construction dumpsters usually overflow with odd pieces of lumber, Sheetrock and cardboard, something that passers-by automatically try to edit out of their view.
But 10 of the lumbering metal containers are starting to command attention in downtown Atlanta. Instead of flotsam and jetsam of the building trade, however, they hold serious art expressions and pure whimsy, quiet reflection and interactive sound and light, eye-catching aesthetics and recycled funky stuff.
Tapping more than 20 metro artists, the Goat Farm Arts Center organized the diverse "Dumpsters" public art project as part of "Elevate 2014." The annual weeklong public art happening, staged by the city of Atlanta's Office of Cultural Affairs, kicks off Oct. 17.
Credit: hpousner
Credit: hpousner
This year’s “Elevate” theme is “Social City,” the idea being to encourage exploration and consideration of the urban landscape.
Standing out on the northern edge of Woodruff Park and along the pedestrian-scaled streets of the historic Fairlie-Poplar District, the 10 dumpsters are within easy strolling distance of one another.
But why dumpsters to showcase art?
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