This is WEEE-Man. WEEE stands for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, waste which usually ends up in landfill but from which this seven-foot tall piece of artwork was constructed. His teeth are computer mice, his eyes the doors of front-loader washers. Within the structure there are kitchen appliances such as toasters and microwave ovens; large appliances like washers and tumble dryers; plenty of computer-related equipment and even an electric lawn-mower.
The WEEE-Man currently lives at the Eden Project in Cornwall, UK. When we visited last month, I have to say I was totally fascinated by this installation. The second picture above gives a better idea of the WEEE-Man’s size and, when you’ve taken that in, here’s the thought I’d like to leave you with this Earth Day: the amount of material used to construct this structure is equivalent to the amount that an average individual will throw away during his or her lifetime. Shocking, eh?
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7 foot tall? Maybe 7 meter tall instead?
@workerbee: gosh I’m such a doofus. Thank you. You’re right, it’s 7 meters tall. I swear I used to speak metric. It’s this living in the US which is causing me to regress…
Well, you were in the UK so it is understandable. They and Ireland still do many imperial measures. That and drive on the wrong side.