“This and That” is an occasional series of paired observations. See past “This and That” posts here. – Ed.
Today: wraps. Neighbors try to prevent their plants from freezing and inadvertently give a nod to the works of artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
A wrapped plant in a neighbor’s yard.
Christo, The Reichstag building in Berlin, 1995.
A plant wrapped in plastic to prevent freezing during the ice storm that hit Houston the week of Feruary 14, 2021.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Paris, 1975-1985.
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No matter how original, innovative or crazy your idea, someone else is also working on that idea. Furthermore, they are using notation very similar to yours.
– Bruce J. MacLennan
