space invader | urban invasion detected
In the previous post Kristel told me she had already seen the readymechs in her office. That reminded me of a ‘graffiti’ artist who is invading the world with his space invader graphics. I saw this in my street logos book.
For some time these mosaics representing the aliens from the old video game Space Invaders have been appearing in big cities. London, Paris, Tokyo, New York and others have already been attacked. On the website’s map you can see the conquered cities and the numerous invasions in that particular city. I think these invaders are all very well placed and fit the architectural history, but i can imagine some cities are not very happy with this kind of ‘graffiti’. I love it though! These invaders are a lovely exercise for the mind and without a doubt, everybody with some imagination and a sense of humour will come up with some funny stories which will make them laugh. I’m very curious about where this big invasion plan is heading towards …
> pictures: space-invaders.com
February 16th, 2007 at 04:44
you know the one in antwerp on the marketsquare?
February 16th, 2007 at 11:43
no! didn’t know there is one there … next time i’m in belgium i’ll go check!
February 18th, 2007 at 12:35
toch veel inspiratie voor OSKAR - D ?