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18 January 2010

The Office Park. U.K. artist Nicholas Cobb built a model of a corporate office park, then took these eerie, dystopian photos of it and the tiny people trapped within it.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 08:54 | 5 comments

Heh. I work at the Chiswick Park / "Enjoy Work" estate he originally walked through. My pics.

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posted by TheophileEscargot 18 January | 09:13

Oh wow! Small world. :) Thanks for the pics... it's interesting to see what he extrapolated from the original place.

posted by BoringPostcards 18 January | 09:30

Well, it's definitely Ballardian to a certain extent. The "Enjoy Work" slogan is a target for mockery.

But it's not like those office parks that are isolated fortresses on the very outskirts of the city. It's very close to Tube stations and high streets with traditional shops and pubs. There's not much parking so people come in by public transport, and it's open for anyone to walk through. And it's a brownfield development on the site of the disused bus test track: it's not like they bulldozed a vibrant neighbourhood to make way for it.

posted by TheophileEscargot 18 January | 09:44

Those pictures are great, BP.

posted by essexjan 18 January | 13:35

My favorite (and new desktop).

posted by Lipstick Thespian 19 January | 14:21

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