| What are these framed human figures? Gelitin dropped dummies one window balcony Gelitin erected on a Sunday morn from a 91 floor WTC window in 2000. The stunt called the B-Thing (I say it stands for B-Roll for TV newscasts). Dropping dummies was filmed by a helicopter for 911 B-Roll. Naudet Bros filming was preproduced.. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council art students lived in WTC 1 & 2, primarily on floors 91 & 92 from 1997-2001. What was the real reason the Naudet Bros were hired to make this film/video. I suspect it was part of the chaos planned to confuse people on 911. artoftheprank.com The B-Thing by Gelitin posted by Moderator Filed under: Art Pranks, Fact or Fiction?, Pranksters, You Decide In the Spring of 2000 an Austrian art group called Gelitin either did or did not remove a window from their 91st floor art studio space in the World Trade Center; did or did not place a balcony outside; and did or did not stand on it for photographs taken from a hired helicopter. educationforum.ipbhost.com Charles Drago post: Gelatin -- "The B Thing" The 2000 "Arts" Project to Build a Balcony on WTC Posted 31 January 2007 I have been sitting on this (non) story since 2003, when I purchased a copy of The B-Thing, a slim, hardcover volume comprised of drawings, color photographs, and minimal text by one or more authors identified as "Gelatin." The book is copyright 2001 Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, Koln. I'll include more credits at the end of this post. In short, the ... |
