Called “DEFENESTRATION” the abandoned four-story tenement building sitting at the corner of 6th st. and howard st. in San Fransiscio, California has been a sculptural mural since 1997. This multi-disciplinary sculptural mural involves seemingly animated furniture : tables, chairs, lamps, grandfather clocks, a refrigerator, and couches, their bodies bent like centipedes, fastened to the walls and window-sills, their insect-like legs seeming to grasp the surfaces.
Against society’s expectations, these everyday objects flood out of windows like escapees, out onto available ledges, up and down the walls, onto the fire escapes and off the roof.”DEFENESTRATION” was created with the help of over 100 volunteers. The concept of “DEFENESTRATION”, a word literally meaning “to throw out of a window,” is embodied by the both the site and staging of this installation. Finally I can say that if you have some time and you don’t know what to do and a few pieces of old furniture you can also create a project similar with this, and get some attention. 
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Published by Michael July 8th, 2008 in Uncategorized
14 Comments
July 8th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
this is great! hopefully someone will rennovate the place and use
use it’s sculptural charm to attract new tenants. i hate to see
these things go to waste
July 8th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
what a riot! now i have a name for what i can do with the old furniture on my back porch although i dont think my neighbors will be too happy with it. great post and what a cool cool building!
July 9th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
The chairs hanging from the walls and windows are just crazy cool!
July 9th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
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July 10th, 2008 at 2:46 am
That is so cool – I just can’t believe there is a property not rented out in san fran
I’d be so nervous if I walked near that property thinking something will clunk me on the head.
July 10th, 2008 at 8:44 am
The concept is indeed a cool one, but somehow that is not enough
to make the piece work for me…
I do love the individual pieces of furniture and how they are
animated … its the whole thats leaving me cold.
July 11th, 2008 at 2:41 am
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July 11th, 2008 at 7:03 am
The building had a “for sale” sign on it a while ago. When I saw that, I commented that it’s already furnished!
July 11th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
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October 16th, 2008 at 4:17 am
WTF AMAAAZING
October 22nd, 2008 at 12:51 pm
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