Cityscape made of staples

By at 10:47 pm Sunday, Apr 25


Artist Peter Root's Ephemicropolis is a wonderful cityscape composed of stacks of staples of varying heights. Be sure to watch the "making of" video. The artist has done several mixed-media cityscapes worth your attention, including the gooey Honey and Almonds and the starchy Wasteland.

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(Thanks, Francesco!)

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* Feb 9, 2012, DeKalb, IL: Day of Doctorow, NIU
* Feb 10-12, 2012, Chicago, IL: Capricon 32
* Feb 13, 2012, Arlington, TX: UT Arlington College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series
* Feb 16, 2012, Victoria, BC: 13th Annual Privacy and Security Conference

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* Context (essays)
* With a Little Help (short stories)
* For the Win (YA novel)
* Makers (adult novel)

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