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- Installation artA form of art that aims to change the viewer's perception of space by transforming the ordinary into something quite extraordinary
- Installation art
- Artists use a wide range of materials to create their works, from sticks and foam to chairs and cars
- Installation artists reject the traditional idea that art is only visual and people who experience their artworks often have to use a variety of senses, like hearing touch and smell
- The Traffic Light Tree
- In 1998, French sculptor Pierre Vivant created an unusual tree-like structure standing eight metres tall and featuring seventy-five sets of blinking traffic lights, situated in Canary Wharf, one of London's main financial centres
- Melting Men
- In 2009, Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo created an installation consisting of a thousand little men made of ice, placed sitting on the steps of a Berlin concert hall, only to be turned into a puddle a while later - their rapid disappearance serving as a warning to humanity
- Crate men
- Since 2006, anonymous artists in Melbourne, Australia, have been creating imaginative installations featuring figures made entirely from brightly-coloured milk crates, appearing at various locations across the city
- Installation art is here to stay, and will no doubt continue to surprise and entertain us for years to come