Neil Welliver (American, 1929-2005), Sky In Cora’s Marsh #54/90, 1987-1988. Woodcut.

Land of The Giants Project for Iceland

This design transforms mundane electrical pylons into statues on the Icelandic landscape.Choi + Shine,is the US architecture practice behind the proposal

Making only minor alterations to well established steel-framed tower design, we have created a series of towers that are powerful, solemn and variable. These iconic pylon-figures will become monuments in the landscape. Seeing the pylon-figures will become an unforgettable experience, elevating the towers to something more than merely a functional design of necessity.

The pylon-figures can be configured to respond to their environment with appropriate gestures.   As the carried electrical lines ascend a hill, the pylon-figures change posture, imitating a climbing person. Over long spans, the pylon-figure stretches to gain increased height, crouches for increased strength or strains under the weight of the wires.

The pylon-figures can also be arranged to create a sense of place through deliberate expression. Subtle alterations in the hands and head combined with repositioning of the main body parts in the x, y and z-axis, allow for a rich variety of expressions. The pylon-figures can be placed in pairs, walking in the same direction or opposite directions, glancing at each other as they pass by or kneeling respectively, head bowed at a town.

Like the statues of Easter Island, it is envisioned that these one hundred and fifty foot tall, modern caryatids will take on a quiet authority, belonging to their landscape yet serving the people, silently transporting electricity across all terrain, day and night, sunshine or snow.

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Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870‒1949)

By Edward Gorey

The Sound of Music (1965, Robert Wise)

George Costanza: Thinks Holistic is the way to go.

𝔐𝔦𝔶𝔞𝔪𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔪𝔲𝔰𝔞𝔰𝔥𝔦

Woman reading in sunlight   -   Stelios Petroulakis

Greek , b. 1946-

Oil on canvas, 80 x 60 cm.