Art & Places: Coca-cola Crateman, Cape Town
If you read my post about the Nobel Peace Prize laureates Statues at V and A Waterfront, Cape Town, you must’ve seen something interesting in the background. Something red.
Well, it caught my eyes too. It was red and gigantic, who could’ve not noticed that. What made it more interesting was the fact that it is made out of Coca-Cola crates. 4,200 crates to be exact, with an inner skeleton of scaffolding and cable ties to hold the structure.
Elliot the crateman, V and A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa. July 2011.
This giant crateman or cratefan stands 60 feet tall and weighs a whopping 27 tons. It was built by Porky Hefer and his team for Coca-Cola to draw attention to the ever-increasing importance of recycling both cans and plastic bottles. Elliot (named after a foreman of the team who built it) was built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. According to a signboard there, all materials will be reused or recycled when Elliot is dismantled in 2011. But to verify whether Elliot is still in one piece, I checked with VandAWaterfront on twitter. The person-in-charge told me that Elliot will still be there throughout 2012. Don’t you love social media?!
So, if you travel to Cape Town, don’t miss the chance to ‘say’ hi to him!
80 Comments
marvic
chop
marvic
Good morning kak emi and friends
marvic
owh..Coca Cola crates rupanya eh
marvic
then me should go there and strike a killer pose kat situ..
marvic
me is so a Coca Cola Drinker.. hahaha
Syuq
Ohhh.. kisahnya. Tapi memang nampak macam lego
Syuq
Morning… awalnya marvic 🙂
emila
Haah dari jauh nampak macam lego.
emila
Kak Emi tak minum sangat, bila dahaga sangat baru boleh minum.
emila
Good morning, Maria…
Syuq
Ehh.. sunyi betul petang ni.. pelik pula rasanya :p
marvic
hahaha… pagi td pon saya rasa sunyi.. now busy sgt dgn urgent matter
marvic
i’m such a morning person.. kononnya la :p
marvic
good afternoon kak emi
marvic
smlm baru beli 1 botol besar cola.. huhuhu
Syuq
Patut laaa.. bila senang nanti jom riuh balik di sini 🙂
Syuq
ok la tu 🙂
marvic
bole saje
soulie
good evening ladies
soulie
i kalo minom asik burpppp
soulie
This coca cola crates tgh posing cucuk langit eh?
soulie
luckily dari jauh still nampak cam point finger hehe
soulie
i love red! besnyer kalo dapat posing situ
marvic
saturday nite fever
marvic
me rasa lega giler utk setiap tegukan
marvic
mesti dpt inspirasi drp John Travolta
emila
Heheh cucuk langit macam John Travolta!
emila
Kena pergi cepat. Tahun ni Elliot masih ada kat situ.
Tahun depan tak tahu nasib dia.
marvic
mana la tau kannn..hahaha
Syuq
Semalam ada rancangan Chef Wan ke Cape Town di TV9. Cantik-cantik kraftangan di sana!
emila
Ya ke? Haah memang cantik-cantik…
Syuq
Betul..Berlari saya nak tengok tv bila dengar cape town…saya dok tunggu kot nampak Elliot merah.. tapi tak ada pulak
Syuq
banyak kraftangan pakai manik dan kulit. sangat comel… kalau sampai sana, mmg banyak lah nak beli buat kenangan. K.Em beli apa masa kat sana?
emila
Kak Emi beli postcards, magnets and bracelet.
emila
Heheh tak terkena anglenya…
soulie
hahaha! saturday nite fever style duduk ek
soulie
eh rasa cam ada baca k.emila punyer tweet kata tukar header
emila
Haah, cantik tak?
emila
pemalas LOL
soulie
if view from mobile lain layout kan?
emila
Oh ya ke? Nant nak cari template lain for mobile. Yg sekarang macam tak cun.
soulie
tak nampak pon! sama jer cam previous header
emila
Kejap Kak Emi offkan mobile switcher ni.
emila
Ok dah off. Cuba refresh…
emila
Kak Emi dah view kat mobile. Mak oiii penuh gambar!! Hahahha
soulie
skang punyer nampak plain green jer. no illo/photos hehe
emila
Eh tapi dah off mobile switcher…tak apa nanti tengok dekat laptop 😀
soulie
yeay dah tgk…kuar ur name jer kan as header
soulie
tapik soul tgk pakai pc still x nampak new header 🙁
soulie
yang mobile view jer ada nampak changes
azah
malam2 pun marvic ada gak, komen kat sini…
azah
😛
marvic
saya ada saja…u’olls yg xder 🙁
marvic
rasanya almost hari2 kak emi tukar header.. saya perasan..LOL
marvic
oh.. sebelum terlupa.. En Hadek kata web layout semua dah ok.. and he will start in June..
marvic
tak sabar nak baca hasil keje En.Hadek kat web.. hahaha
emila
Kak Emi nak buat post commission work. Ok tak kalau Kak Emi post header tu dulu kat blog Kak Emi? Boleh link kan tak or jangan lagi?
Syuq
eheh..syahdunya ayat…azah dah ada tu…meriah lah!
marvic
entah2 tahun depan Elliot jd Justin Bieber plak
marvic
baik jgn dulu la.. once dah officially keluar then kak emi letak kat sini.. :p
soulie
tgk flight tix pon geget jari!
soulie
finally dah nampak new header! niceeee
soulie
i like the paper and bird
soulie
rasa cam nak compose image camtuh jugak 😀
soulie
going back now! sambung kat umah 🙂
marvic
dah sampai kat rumah ke belum? 🙂
emila
Me too! Tulisan tu dah scan lama, ada uplaod kat Instagram. The bird is from my Italy sketchbook.
emila
Buat la… menarik kan?
soulie
sampai umah dah…tertido pon dah hahaha
soulie
now bangun nak wat kejer sket
soulie
i like the instagram widget as well!
soulie
k.emila pakai plugin yeah?
Insyirah
there’s a lot of boats! 😉
^w^
Insyirah
chop chop 🙂
mazny
Red Elliot! Only two months left for him to stay guard the shore.
TH
wow so pretty, by the way where you get to write pp? so long I no write any. 🙁
TH
sis I have got the books you send hehe.. love them. 😀 my son likes the dino book so much!! others he haven’t see yet.. origami too 😀
TH
the red statue looked like made of Lego blocks
jaja
looks like lego.
ainur roslan
CRATEMAN , such a good idea !