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Posted: 01 May 2016

Taken: 25 Apr 2016

38 favorites     29 comments    549 visits

1/1250 • f/2.8 • 7.4 mm • ISO 80 •

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tire gorilla

tire gorilla
TSC: something that used to be something else

a sculpture "everything is possible" by Villu Jaanisoo

A giant gorilla made of used car tires sits sentinel over a Helsinki college campus

a picture from the front in a clickable note

Ghislaine, goandgo, Hervé S., * Didier 85 * and 34 other people have particularly liked this photo

29 comments - The latest ones
 PaulOClassic©
PaulOClassic©
What a wonderful use for old tyres!!
8 years ago.
 Valfal
Valfal
What an a amazing creation; excellent use for old tires! Well captured, Wierd :-)
8 years ago.
 Diederik Santema
Diederik Santema club
Fine BW and composition. Good to include somebody in it.
Wonder what the distance is what those tires did.
8 years ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Amazing find, well done!
8 years ago.
 Karen's Place
Karen's Place club
Oh isn't that just amazing! What a great idea, lol I bet kids like to climb on him.

Fun idea for the challenge and nice b/w as always, Wierd. :)
8 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Ha ha ha! =D That is a great new work from Villu Jaanisoo! =)
8 years ago.
Wierd Folkersma club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
In Tampere you have got this "kumiankka", great too
8 years ago.
 Peter Van Lom
Peter Van Lom
Fun!
8 years ago.
 Dida From Augsburg
Dida From Augsburg
Great sculpture and reuse!
8 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Incredible tire sculpture!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
8 years ago.
 Jan
Jan
Very clever statue and well captured
8 years ago.
 PhLB - Luc Boonen
PhLB - Luc Boonen club
that's really something completely different! A real surprise, Wierd!
8 years ago.
 Puchinpappy
Puchinpappy club
That student better "tread" carefully past that gorilla.
8 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
A creative sculpture and a wonderful photo.
8 years ago.
 Shuttering Yukon
Shuttering Yukon
awesome...
8 years ago.
 H C
H C
Fantastic use of old tyres.
8 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Mooi en indrukwekkend hergebruik.
Congrats on Explore.
8 years ago.
 Amazingstoker
Amazingstoker
interesting sculpture, and nicely photographed
8 years ago.
 autofantasia
autofantasia club
A spectacular piece of art and beautifully captured. Ideal for the mono treatment and I love how you've captured the student coming into the frame to provide a sense of scale! :)
8 years ago.
 Indycaver (Norm)
Indycaver (Norm) club
Cool find and photo! Love it!
8 years ago.
 Proxar
Proxar
! ! ! Very beautiful shot!
Congrats on Explore
8 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
it's a strange one this one ;-)
8 years ago.
 Gisela Plewe
Gisela Plewe club
super Bild, super ausgearbeitet.
8 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Excellent, Wierd ! Super Shot !
8 years ago.
 Wierd Folkersma
Wierd Folkersma club
Thank you all for the great comments and faves.
I really like this sculpture, it has got so many sides and meanings and extremely well made.
8 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
What a great "recycling" idea! I like the inclusion of the passer-by with his eyes glued to his smartphone;-)
8 years ago.
 Chrissy
Chrissy club
Ein Wort: WOW
8 years ago.
 .t.a.o.n.
.t.a.o.n.
great shot !
8 years ago.

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