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February 13, 2008 by Trent Adams

If you find yourself walking along Newark Avenue and First Street in Jersey City, NJ, look around. In one of the barren fenced corners you’ll see an interesting installation of guerrilla art. They are glass spheres made by wiring the necks of discarded bottles together in series, each about 2 to 3 feet in diameter.

OK, that’s intriguing enough… but I got some of the back story when talking to Peter Wasinger, the artist responsible. He apparently got the idea for the installation as he walks past the space to and from work each day. Using bottles from a local bar, he then wired the spheres together in his studio and installed them at night (well, actually 4am).

During the installation, he said that passersby made some interesting comments. A group of men walked by and said, “You go Pappi! This is SO New York”. In response, Wasinger replied, “It is now Jersey City too.” They then said “Keep it going, Pappi. You rock!”

You can check out more photos of the installation in my Flickr stream. He’s already working on other installations, and trying to figure out how to light them up. While that’s in progress, you can check out some of his other artwork available on his Cafe Press site.

Keep it going, Pappi.

UPDATE: 2/15/2008 - I just heard from Peter Wasinger (the artist) that the installation was removed by the Jersey City Parking Authority. Bummer setback.

Tags: enjoyment, guerrilla art, pleasure, surprise | 3 Comments

3 Responses to “Glass Bottle Bubbles Guerrilla Art”

on February 13, 2008 at 4:30 pm 1Jersey City Register

Hi Trent,

I first chanced upon your discovery on Flickr. And my first thought was to feature your pictures on Jersey City Register (http://www.jcregister.com). But I didn’t have any other information about the photos.

Luckily, you have a blog which has the backstory for the Bottle Bubbles.

Is it okay with you if I publish this post on JCRegister? I will give you full credit and backlinks. If you are not comfortable, don’t worry, I won’t be offended.

JCRegister.com is a new site dedicated to bringing local residents fresh and updated news, stories, and events. JCRegister.com also envisions to have an online community for Jersey City Residents where we can share our insights, stories, and news.

If you have other interesting pictures or even stories such as this, please do not hesitate to share with JCRegister.com. Feel free to contact me at info@jcregister.com

Thanks,
Jersey City Register
on February 13, 2008 at 5:20 pm 2Trent Adams

Sure, go ahead and repost. I’m sure that your readership would love to see what this guy’s all about. I’m totally impressed with the professionalism of the pieces.

Toss me a link when it’s posted and I’ll link back to it from the photos and the post.
on February 23, 2008 at 1:29 am 3Jersey City Register

Hello Trent,

Here it is, part 1 is already posted:
http://www.jcregister.com/2008/02/23/pappi-and-his-glass-bottle-bubbles-part-1.html

Thanks,
Del