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2nd hand clothing never looked so good

by deputydog ⋅ 02 / 01 / 2008 ⋅ post a comment


’shadow’ - helsinki, 2005 (photo credit: gari.baldi)

unfortunately the surreal scene above was actually an art installation by kaarina kaikkonen on the streets of helsinki, simply rows and rows of clothing suspended above the roads. i hope it stayed. kaikkonen seems to have a thing for 2nd hand clothing: she also assembled 3000 men’s jackets and placed them neatly on the steps of helsinki cathedral in 2000 (see below). unfortunately some of the dye from the jackets seeped into the stone underneath leaving a permanent reminder for years to come.


‘way’ - helsinki cathedral, 2000

discussion

11 comments for “2nd hand clothing never looked so good”

  1. Beautiful! I like art that brings something else to our consciousness in the midst of our daily routine… I would be grateful to Kaikkonen if I lived in Helsinki.

    posted by Saint Splattergut | 2nd of January, 2008, 7:45 am

  2. I love it. It makes you think about where the remains of our consumerist society end up.

    posted by Jon | 2nd of January, 2008, 8:43 am

  3. Ghosts! Marching in the air! In formation! And on such a beautiful day.

    posted by Lloyd Mintern | 2nd of January, 2008, 9:25 am

  4. Wow, where do these artists get their ideas from, I could do with some inspiration from time to time.

    Fantastic pics.
    Regards.

    posted by jsanderz | 2nd of January, 2008, 12:22 pm

  5. shame about the steps, eh?

    posted by MINK | 2nd of January, 2008, 2:06 pm

  6. “You can’t take it with you” anyone? We get so caught up with our things. To me it’s freeing to see these suspended from above, not really having an owner or a purpose. Would love to see this in person.

    posted by Giselle | 2nd of January, 2008, 3:25 pm

  7. I’ve been doing this for years with shoes and power lines, haha

    posted by DaveX | 3rd of January, 2008, 8:57 pm

  8. It’s photoshop

    posted by gomiaboy | 6th of January, 2008, 4:45 am

  9. Here’s an interesting piece of clothing-based art which I saw last summer at SF MOMA . . .
    http://stephenvincent.net/blog/?p=544

    posted by dan soltzberg | 7th of January, 2008, 9:58 am

  10. i love that you find things that i dont see ANYWHERE else. great post!

    posted by paula | 11th of February, 2008, 6:14 pm

  11. I live in Finalnd and to you gorniaboy, this was real. Kaarina Kaikkonen made those hanging clothe installations in few other places in Helsinki to, they were astionishing.

    posted by Westlund | 9th of June, 2008, 6:15 am


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