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Artist Covers Soon-To-Be-Demolished House In Murals To Let It Shine For The Last Time
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Nobody stays young and handsome forever, that’s a fact of life. Melbourne street artist Rone, whose full name is Tyrone Wright, recently finished a new project that he called “The Omega Project”. He continues his longstanding interest in the concept of creating something beautiful within the context of decay and decline.
He has painted portraits of beautiful women in the soon-to-be-demolished house in Melbourne, which is the last remaining home on a development site. Rone turned the house into an exhibition that was open for only a few weeks to give people a chance to see it for the last time. He’s trying to remind people that beauty is fleeting.
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by the way, it feels like people who used to live in this house did not plane moving out, it gives a vibe that people just did not get home one day, or something, pictures and all belongings are still in place
All of the furnishing and photos and others are staged as part of the installation. Had a chance to speak with the lady who furnished it when I went to see the house :) The owner have passed away I think.
I wish someone saved all the belongings and furniture from that house before demolishing, would be shame to just destroy them :(
Apparently in Australia, safely moving old homes is not an established profession. This should be an easy thing to accomplish, with the right equipment and permits. This is common in the US and well forth the effort.
There are some buildings that are not worth moving. This is probably one of them. Stick houses do not fare well when they're moved, and this one is less stable looking than some. Wood decays, and buildings have a definite life span, particularly when they're 100% wood construction. If it were brick or stone, you might (might!) have a point. For this one? Not so much.
@Charlie - that may be true, but then there are the costs involved. I'm guessing that site preparation, the actual move, buying another piece of property, doing the renovations, bringing the house up to current codes and so on would be double the cost of building a new house. A lot of people have a silly romantic attachment to things just because they're old. If that house were in Chicago, it would have to be stripped to the studs to pass inspection. For an old, rotting stick home, it's just not worth it.
As an army brat, I have seen many older wooden barracks being moved off post, to make room for more permanent ones. If those huge buildings can be moved, then this one is child's play.
by the way, it feels like people who used to live in this house did not plane moving out, it gives a vibe that people just did not get home one day, or something, pictures and all belongings are still in place
All of the furnishing and photos and others are staged as part of the installation. Had a chance to speak with the lady who furnished it when I went to see the house :) The owner have passed away I think.
I wish someone saved all the belongings and furniture from that house before demolishing, would be shame to just destroy them :(
Apparently in Australia, safely moving old homes is not an established profession. This should be an easy thing to accomplish, with the right equipment and permits. This is common in the US and well forth the effort.
There are some buildings that are not worth moving. This is probably one of them. Stick houses do not fare well when they're moved, and this one is less stable looking than some. Wood decays, and buildings have a definite life span, particularly when they're 100% wood construction. If it were brick or stone, you might (might!) have a point. For this one? Not so much.
@Charlie - that may be true, but then there are the costs involved. I'm guessing that site preparation, the actual move, buying another piece of property, doing the renovations, bringing the house up to current codes and so on would be double the cost of building a new house. A lot of people have a silly romantic attachment to things just because they're old. If that house were in Chicago, it would have to be stripped to the studs to pass inspection. For an old, rotting stick home, it's just not worth it.
As an army brat, I have seen many older wooden barracks being moved off post, to make room for more permanent ones. If those huge buildings can be moved, then this one is child's play.