If you've always liked seeing what people did to decorate their homes and yards, then there's a festival for you.
It's called the Terrain Biennial, and it celebrates public art on front porches, balconies, and front yards. It's centered in Oak Park, IL, but people participate across the world. This year's Biennial saw participants from Canada, Cambodia, and Denmark.
While many people turned out, one piece that really stood out was The Night House by artist Kate McQuillen. Using huge printouts of images captured by the Hubble telescope, she covered a whole house in the night sky.
This isn't the first time someone's thought of a project involving covering a whole house, like this delightfully Halloween-themed one, but this more subtle approach is actually quite striking.
During the day, it looks dark purple and blue, unusual colors for a house, and at night, it seems to disappear against the sky.
This exhibit was temporary, but do you think we might see a trend happening after this?
(h/t: Lost At E Minor)
The Night House was created to celebrate public art across the world, which was installed on porches, yards, and, in this case, on houses themselves.
This effect was created by printing images of space, as seen by the Hubble telescope, onto weather-resistant styrene panels and attaching them to the home. This house belongs to curator Claudine Ise, who agreed to the project.
The house stands out during the day, but as the sun sets, it begins to blend in with the sky itself.
The effect is strange but beautiful.
McQuillen funded the whole project with sales from this poster.
Night House was on display in Oak Park, IL, during the month of September. Sadly, the galaxy-patterned panels were then removed and the house now just looks like a normal house once more.
Oh well, at least there's Instagram! You can also see more of McQuillen's work on her website.
And if you know anyone who thinks their house might need a makeover, you can always SHARE this idea with them!
