Giant Silver Bird Nesting Soon
Now we know that recycling is an important thing to do for the environment, but aeroplanes, seriously? Well according to Welsh artist Marc Rees this is definitely the case, and his idea to rejuvenate the old fuselage of a DC9 airplane has got heads turning too.
In 2012 the extraordinary piece of artwork named Adain Avion will visit Wales. The aeroplane itself was discovered and transformed by Spanish sculptor and designer Eduardo Cajal. The purpose of the aeroplane is to act as a mobile arts space, social sculpture and travelling time capsule.
The amazing silver wingless bird will make nest in the likes of Swansea, Ebbw Vale, Llandudno and Llandow. On arrival at each site, Avion will be pulled into place by a large team of residents from local sports clubs, youth groups and community organisations. It will then host a programme of cultural activities reflecting the distinctive history and culture of the area, involving contemporary artists and local communities, all curated by Rees.
Rees has collaborated with some of the country’s best artists.
In Swansea they’ll be growing vegetables ready for a communal cook-off. In Ebbw Vale the plane will be arriving to coincide with the poignant anniversary of the closure of the rolling mills at the town’s steelworks. In Llandudno there will be 600 school children acting as landing strip lights and the plane’s vapour trail as it’s pulled along the prom by North Wales Rugby Team. There are already over 2,000 participants, 40 artists and 65 community groups involved in the project – and the number is growing. So you can still get involved!
The final destination on Adain Avion’s journey across Wales is at the annual itinerant cultural festival, The National Eisteddfod of Wales, held in Llandow, Vale of Glamorgan in 2012.
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kranenvuhurr
Commented 6 months ago - 15th November 2011 - 11:19am
sounds exciting i remember scrapping the last ever DC10 aircraft that was an interesting job where i previously worked