In a world of over six billion people, new firsts are almost impossible, but
Joshua Allen Harris has managed to eek out one more, being the first person to harness the artistic opportunities offered by subway exhaust. Using only tape and discarded plastic shopping bags, the New York based artist creates giant inflatable animals that he fastens to sidewalk grates and vents. Exhaust air expelled by passing subway trains then fills the bags, causing the creatures to become animated.
A polar bear that some have linked to concerns about global warming is the most famous Joshua Allen Harris creation so far, but he’s made many other animals, creatures and monsters, many of which can be viewed online.
New York-based artist Joshua Harris makes movable sculptural artwork out of plastic bags, harnessing the air from subway grates to give them a sense of life.
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