July 14, 2015
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You might say that French sculptor Francis Benincà was ahead of the curve. As a teenager Benincà worked alongside his father building sculptural “bubble houses” which strongly influenced the designs of the environmental sculptures Benincà creates today.
![francis-beninca-tunnel-sclulpture-urbangardensweb](https://i0.wp.com/www.urbangardensweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/francis-beninca-tunnel-sclulpture-urbangardensweb.jpg?resize=614%2C410)
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Category: Creating
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August 22, 2013
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When an abandoned rusted bicycle had outlived its usefulness as trustworthy transportation, American-born and Berlin-based artist, Brad Downey, mounted it on an equally rusty bike rack and then transformed it into a working fountain.
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Category: Experiencing, Garden Art, Green & Sustainable, Public Gardens, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: art installations, art interventions, Basel, land art, public art, public parks, repurposed objects, upcycled objects, urban art, urban art installations
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