bambu jungle atop the city

(photo by Librado Romero for the NYTimes)

It's called Big Bambu: You Can't, You Don't, You Won't Stop by twin brothers, Doug and Mike Starn. Along with a group of artists and rock climbers, they have been continually adding to structure since April, hoping eventually to build it up to 50ft in the air. And did I mention that it is sitting on the roof of the Met Museum? The artists describe it as "organic" and "constantly changing like life," and I think that as humans, we're so well-known for our destruction, it's beautiful being reminded that we can also build up. And seeing the mess of bamboo, a game of pick-up sticks, atop such an austere, Neo-Classical building like the Met, I am reminded how nature, strong and unpredictable, has its own structures and patterns.

The exhibit closes in October. Let me know if you've gone to see it already, and what your thoughts are.