They are not just functional! The CMA-CGM containers, which have already housed exhibitions in Marseille, can be considered from an aesthetic point of view. The proof: they star at the Monumenta exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris
Every year since 2007, Monumenta invites an artist of international stature to compete against the nave of the Grand Palais and its immense 35 meter high glass roof.
He is currently the artist Huang Yong Ping, founder of contemporary art in China, which is exhibited until June 18, 2016.
A singular and universal artist, who celebrates Western art and traditional Chinese art through his contemporary works.
Originally from a port city in South-East China, with traffic of 34 million tonnes of goods, the artist shows that he is fascinated by the expression of this power.
An exhibition aptly named Empires
The installation, which is called Empires – a name that echoes the fascinating rise of CMA CGM and its high tower – symbolizes the globalization of trade and the shift of economies.
The containers for the exhibition come from Asia.
They were transported to the largest secret in April until Grand Palais in Paris.
Within the very spectacular exhibition, in the nave of the Grand Palais, the containers sit alongside a 250-meter snake and a giant unicorn, Napoleon's symbolic headgear.
The new life of containers!
Invented in 1956, the container reduces the time it takes to transship goods from the dock to the ship.
These are large metal boxes with standardized shapes that fit perfectly. The containers are suitable for transported goods: gases, liquids, furniture, fruit.
It is also possible to construct modular homes using containers.
A concept born in 2000 in London, with the Container City neighborhood, which aroused surprise and perplexity, but which over the years has gained ground and seduced fans of original design!
The container house would cost 15 to 20% less than a traditional house.
