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The World's Tallest Filing Cabinet

The World's Tallest Filing Cabinet by curiousyellow.
Framed against the sky, this outdoor sculpture looks like a Photoshop composite, but it's not. It's an unretouched cameraphone shot, uploaded from the phone to Flickr, of the work of Sam Yates, made from genuine Hon filing cabinets engineered and weatherproofed to withstand wind, rain, and earthquakes. Inside the cabinets are auto parts made from shredding an MG Midget sports car, steamrolling the fragments, then cataloguing and storing each fragment with a label like an auto parts shop. (DiRosa Preserve, Napa, California). 

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nowords [deleted] says:

"withstand wind, rain and earthquakes." I'd really like to see this after an earthquake.. Great photo.
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curiousyellow  Pro User  says:

Let's hope it never happens. But if it does, I'm going up there with my cameraphone. Thanks for your comment and appreciation.—c.y.
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Jean Albus  Pro User  says:

Fantastic! I love this guy. Fun phot.
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b-real  Pro User  says:

That's awesome and strange! How tall is it?
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curiousyellow  Pro User  says:

I believe that it's 60 filing cabinets tall. I am planning to post more info about it soon. on Flickr, and on my personal blog.—c.y.
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OAndreas  Pro User  says:

Great picture - I used it to visualize a posting in my blog:

itligenz.twoday.net/stories/3797006/
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curiousyellow  Pro User  says:

It looks great on your blog, Andreas. Thanks for the attribution and the link. I made you a contact.

—Jonathan
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lullu_b_83 says:

Sometime in the near future, this record is going to be beaten!

For more information on how, check this space:

www.orgafile.com

Dates will be posted closer to the time
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

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