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Designing and Creating a Building Almost 3 Stories Tall Completely out of Bicycles & Light

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Imagine designing and creating a building almost three stories tall completely out of bicycles and light. Over the course of two and a half weeks Ai Weiwei?fabricated the hypnotic Forever Bicycles installation in Toronto, Canada's Nathan Phillips Square.

Ai Weiwei's Forever Bicycles: 3, 144 Bikes & Light

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Using 3,144 bikes, the installation forms a labyrinth-like monument that pays tribute to the rapidly changing social environment around the globe.?The build began on September 19, 2013 and finished on October 4, 2013, just in time for the 8th annual Scotiabank Nuit Blanche festival.

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This installation will be available for viewing 24-hours a day until October 27, 2013. Watch the video below for a timelapse view of the installation in action. Visit Scotia Bank Nuit for more information.

Video: Timelapse of Ai Weiwei's Forever Bicycles Build – Toronto, 2013

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