The Crate Sphere

By Alex in Art, Pictures on Mar 12, 2009 at 6:07 pm

For the Adelaide Fringe Festival, a team of artists known as the Crateman Crew created this Katamari-esque sphere of milk crates:

The crate sphere was designed to be rolled down the street as the final act in the parade. Comprising of 688 milk crates and being over 4.5 meters high, it had an estimated weight of over 700 kilograms. It was hoped that upon seeing us struggle with the beast, members of the audience would join in, and help us roll the sphere to a glorious end!

Unfortunately the reality was somewhat different.

Wooster Collective has what happened next: Link

Tags: Crateman Crew, milk crate, sphere

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Johnny Cat
Mar 12th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Not surprising, in this entertainment culture we live in where we just sit and stare.
Carl
Mar 12th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Wait, I’m sorry, a couple people built a huge and **obviously** potentially dangerous “thing” and expected random people to jump in to help control it?

I blame the designers, one hundred percent, not the bystanders.

What incredibly poor planning!
vonskippy
Mar 12th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
But it’s “new art” (like new math and just as stupid) so it’s supposed to kill or maim bystanders – otherwise it wouldn’t be “new art” it would just be stupid people pasting together junk and calling it “art”.
Key
Mar 12th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
A lot of people who read Neatorama really are sour aren’t they?
illegal
Mar 12th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Of course I’m sure that those milk crates were acquired legally, since most states have laws specifically dealing with milk crate theft, right? You know, the theft that costs milk produces millions of dollars a year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_crate ?

You wouldn’t be condoning that would you Neatorama?
SenorMysterioso
Mar 12th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Their mistake was attempting an audience participation piece at a spectator event. People go to parades to watch, not join in.

Neat ball, I wonder what ultimately became of it.
SenorMysterioso
Mar 12th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
welcome back vonskippy, havent seen your name in the comments for a while
VonSkippy
Mar 12th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
@SenorMysterioso

I’m wrapping up my 2nd PhD, so free time for snarky comments is really rare (that’s good or bad depending on your POV – so discuss amongst yourselves).
Mr. Binky
Mar 13th, 2009 at 1:15 am
Re: Key

Yes, Neatorama commenters are wicked sour.

Curse you, Neatorama, for encouraging milk crate theft!
Oomi
Mar 13th, 2009 at 2:17 am
I woulda built myself a milk crate house.
Oh!
Mar 13th, 2009 at 5:36 am
There is NOTHING I love more in the world than sucking what life and joy out there is out of comment boards. And just so you know, I’m on my 904th PhD and my dad is much stronger than your dad.
Chandrielle
Mar 13th, 2009 at 8:28 am
They should have covered it in double-stick tape. I totally would have helped push it. Muahahahaaaaa!
Scooter
Mar 13th, 2009 at 11:05 am
I didn’t watch the video, but I’m guessing some kind of grade was involved and it ended up like the opening scene in UHF?
mishelley
Mar 13th, 2009 at 11:51 am
If I’m goin’ to a parade it’s to sit there in the sun and have 3 year old saltwater taffy and tootsie roll missiles thrown at me by the guy who wants to be elected to the city council. I sure ain’t interested in helping push no milk crates around.
Gail Pink
Mar 13th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
How sad that nobody helped push the giant milk crate sphere to victory.

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