Slow Slugs by Florentijn Hofman

Gigantic Slugs Made From 40,000 Recycled Plastic Bags Crawl Through the Streets of Angers, France

09/28/2012

Slow Slugs by Florentijn Hofman

Artist <a href="http://www.florentijnhofman.nl/dev/news.php">Florentijn Hofman</a> strikes again - and this time he's taken his public art to Angers, France. In the past the mischievous artist has brought joy to thousands of people around the world with his <a href="http://inhabitat.com/gigantic-rubber-duckie-floats-down-the-loire-river-in-france/">giant floating rubber duck</a> and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/big-yellow-bunny-made-from-local-swedish-materials-is-easily-the-size-of-a-building/">enormous floppy rabbit</a> - and now he's created a trail of two larger than life slugs made from 20,000 recycled plastic bags. The two oversized slugs crawling towards an imposing cathedral are embarking on what Hofman calls a "slow crawl to death."

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Slow Slugs by Florentijn Hofman

Florentijn Hofman strikes again!

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Slow Slugs by Florentijn Hofman

This latest installation in France is called Slow Slugs

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Slow Slugs by Florentijn Hofman

Each slug has a steel frame and a coat of 20,000 plastic bags

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Slow Slugs by Florentijn Hofman

The slugs are crawling up towards the Catholic Church

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Slow Slugs by Florentijn Hofman

In other words, according to Hofman, they are crawling towards a slow death!

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Slow Slugs by Florentijn Hofman

This is one of his most serious installations to date

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Artist Florentijn Hofman strikes again - and this time he's taken his public art to Angers, France. In the past the mischievous artist has brought joy to thousands of people around the world with his giant floating rubber duck and enormous floppy rabbit - and now he's created a trail of two larger than life slugs made from 20,000 recycled plastic bags. The two oversized slugs crawling towards an imposing cathedral are embarking on what Hofman calls a "slow crawl to death."

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