Till 1999 not many in Russia had heard of - Nikola-Lenivets - a small sleepy village about 170 km South-West of Moscow. However one man changed the destiny of this small village and now it is not only well known in Russia but has also become famous to the out side World especially the art lovers and has heralded an era of land art in Russia.
Nikolay Polissky a member of a Moscow's artist group Mit'ki moved to this village about 1998. With the help of local residents he started creating art objects from firewood, hay, dried vines etc. Soon the fame spread and the village became a tourist spot; the locals started making money out of practically nothing. Here are images of few of the art works found around the village.
Half Bridge
Image from Panoramio is by Konstantin Abrosimov
Image from Panoramio is by karel291
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Image from Panoramio is by karel291
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