The Plastic Infinite

Urban barn raising, y'all. The creative capers behind last spring's AquaDoom water festival featuring Japanther were at it again last night at Washington Square Park in a visual display of the Downtown community entitled "The Plastic Infinite". The concept was hometown Amish, but the final product came out to be a living, breathing structure resembling a cocoon that glowed at night. Sure, barns may not be common in Lower Manhattan but the tetrahedron structure, insulated by donated plastic bags sewn together, dominated the Southern quadrant of the park catching passersbys' eyes. While NYU's Program Board originally intended to have the structure reign over the center fountain, the community board rejected the idea. Congratushitlations, bureaucracy at its finest. The plans were created by fish and chipper English-Pakistani artist, Haque, whose designs have graced other non-American parts of the world like Japan and Italy. From the adorable two little girls who ran around the structure to Andy, the Puerto-Rican homeless man who specializes in Astrological signs, to the mass of Downtown mamas, nannies and the huddles of hipster NYU flesh, the art insulation was a success.