A cathedral.

[hassney]

Hey AW.Org gang, I was browsing on "Google" for some logos aka Hoover etc, and whilst browsing I came across this picture. Interesting don't you think?

The info about the pic says: Andrew Hazel's The Shrine of St.Bendix of Zanussi. A cathedral built from 106 washing machines and refrigerators and found objects on a mound of 300 car tyres. Illuminated at night. 6.2m high. Created in Canterbury. Now destroyed.

http://unatittel.ryanhays.co.uk/forward.htm

 

[rp2813]

I love that! 

 

A quick search came up with the same image.  I'll bet there's a photographic essay out there somewhere.

 

Thanks for posting!

 

[hassney]

hehe no worries, Its a kool picture and its interesting how Andrew Hazel only used old appliances, unless this was an old picture taken a long time go? I guess your going to look for the photographic essay Ralph, would that be online?

 

[rp2813]

Hass, bro, I'm not optimistic about finding many images posted on line, but maybe there's a link that offers a resource for further information that could lead to photos.

 

Ralph

 

[hassney]

Ah fair enough, just thought you meant you was going to do a search to see if anything came up. Anyhow its a great pic, guess thats all that matters

 

[laundromat]

Why was it destroyed??? Was someone agitated to see it???

 

[Pingmeep]

Love the title

Andrew Hazel's

The Shrine of St.Bendix of Zanussi
'The Shrine of St.Bendix of Zanussi' A cathedral built from 106 washing machines and refrigerators and found objects on a mound of 300 car tyres. Illuminated at night. 6.2m high. Created in Canterbury.

 

[chestermikeuk]

St Bendixxi of Zanussi........I'd Worship At This Shrine

Very Interesting, Thanks Hass for finding it......Love the build, cant understand why I cant find anything in local news / searches to say it existed!! and we have members who live in Kent / Canterbury area and they wouldnt have missed it...

The very Classic & Collectable washers are all 60's / 70's, look at that Creda Simplex spin dryer on the top, that Keymatic (or is it a SELECTOMATIC) front left will have Paul searching for the spreadsheet and it looks like a sturdy Bendixxi holding the whole thing up front right as it should by the weight & build of it!!

Look at those Colston / Ariston / Indesit washer dryers middle right Ohhh Ahhh!!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

A Tiny Bit...

of the website says next to the original pic ...... "This section of the website is dedicated to upcoming and speculative projects, ideas, sketches and proposals". It may be in progress - or should we build it first???

 

[hassney]

A Grey Area

<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: small;">Its kool mike, I can't even remember what I was searching for now? </span>

 

<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">Anyhow bit curious my self though...the web site doesn't give much details, </span><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">or what there plans are if this was to go ahead? Unless it was a demo and maybe they had no funding to go ahead with the project, usually quiet common. </span><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">Its a grey area by the looks of it. Also if they did build and destroyed it, that was one hell of a silly idea. Wonder where they got all those machines from? </span></span>

 

<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">Build it first? What you guys ruin your collection of machines for a piece of art, (don't get me wrong I love art) </span><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">it is a nice concept, but imagine not being able to use your machines again 

. </span><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">It is a lovely picture to look at and all those machines, no wonder your in melt down Mike.  </span></span>

 

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[hassney]

Update!!

<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">Afraid to say guys, its looking more like the sculpture was destroyed </span><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">

.  I copied this pic, which gives a little description - "A Shrine to avarice, wealth, waste & greed" </span></span>

 

<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: small;">Oh Andy Hazell, if only you knew! You certainly wasted a good stack of machines there! Double standards, or am I taking this too serious? </span>