The Heidelberg Project was created in 1986 by artist Tyree Guyton and his grandfather Sam Mackey as a form of political protest to the deteriorating Detroit neighborhoods of his youth. It is comprised of numerous decrepit houses adorned with stuffed animals, brightly colored dots, and strange number patterns. The main goal was to develop the city’s first indoor/outdoor museum, creative center, and neighborhood gathering space.
It resembles what one could imagine how the Sesame Street set would look like if it was set a fire and Big Bird took a bunch of brown acid before trying to rebuild it. My words can’t really do this joint justice, so feast your eyeballs on this…
I’ve been following Dustin’s work for two years now and quite simply Dustin Downing is one bad-ass journalist.