A 36 Foot Tall Twister Made of Garbage

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This upside down tornado of discarded plastic bottles is an art installation by Chinese artist Wang Zhiyuan. Titled “Thrown to the Wind,” the installation is a statement by the artist on the overwhelming proportions that plastic waste pollution has reached in his hometown.

[via Lustik and My Modern Metropolis]

More images after the jump.

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