Sebastian Errazuriz

Sebastian Errazuriz is a New York based artist who 'seeks to create works that can remind people of their mortality, invite them to look again at their lives and question at their daily routines.' It is his public works which most interest me with their large stricking scale.

'Rescued from its inevitable death in a slaughter house, and taken to a recreated farm on the top of a ten story building in the center of Santiago. The cow has a second chance to live, this time on top of the city as an impossible reality. Its newfound life opportunity as a rural icon challenges our own urban daily routines. The cow's building is strategically located within view of Chile's religious, political and economical powers. Forcing both the local authorities and population to stop and look again.' - The Day Cows Fly (pictured above)



'Like an 'Espanta Cucos' (literal translation 'scare monster') a twenty-story crane is wrapped in three kilometers of cable and connected to 1200 light bulbs. A giant night-light to keep away our fears; an enormous religious cross, towering above the buildings looking after the sleeping city. The crane was constructed in a low-income area of the city, where a large part of the population works exhausting hours in a series of surrounding construction sites.'



'TIRED OF LIFE Time Square, New York due 2010

A continuous yawn is projected repeatedly on Time Square. The bored character, that appears on a screen, as an omnipresent head looks down from the skies yawning between the masses of market imagery. Below a now contagious epidemic of yawning people, suddenly appear bored, tired or un-amused in spite the ongoing attack of media advertisements. The masses of yawning tourists unconsciously continue to carry their contagious message and spread it throughout the city.'

At the minute im not too sure how I will use Errazuriz's work to inspire my own but I purely love his use of public spaces. I creates truely unique and unusual pieces. I want to be able to do the same thing, to let my personality come through within my own works.