Sculptures of cars

Driving through intersections Kbev Street and Milross Avenue in Vancouver, you can see the 10-meter sculpture, weighing up to 11 340 kilograms. The installation titled «Totem Am», created by Vancouver artist Marcus Boukottom. It composed of 5 vehicles neatly stacked on an old tree stump.





1. His sculpture artist made of vehicles such as the Honda Civic, the 700th BMW, Volkswagen Golf Mk1 Cabriolet and Pontiac 1981, the final design. All vehicles donated by the local landfill, have been dismantling some - of them to reduce the weight has been removed engines, gearboxes and transmissions. It serves as a pedestal for the construction of an old cedar stump, especially for this delivered to southern Vancouver Island. Particularly impressive looks sculpture at night when headlights and rear foot illuminated by the energy accumulated during the day by solar panels.



2. The idea of ​​the emergence of the sculpture came through 150 years of the history of these places. Previously, this area has a huge cedar forest, which later developed into an industrial area sawmills. Since the 1980s, the area began to acquire a modern look with towers, skyscrapers, stadiums, entertainment centers and recreational parks.













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