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Going vertical: Brothers live on building's wall

Thu Jul 9, 2009 4:55 PM EDT
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<p>Brazilian artists Gabriel Primo, left, and Tiago Primo sit in their installation art work, exhibited on the wall of a building, in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, July 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Ricardo Moraes)</p>

Brazilian artists Gabriel Primo, left, and Tiago Primo sit in their installation art work, exhibited on the wall of a building, in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, July 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Ricardo Moraes)

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Two brothers in Rio are living over the edge — literally: sleeping, working and eating on the side of a building 33 feet (10 meters) up in the air. Twenty-seven-year-old Tiago Primo and his 20-year-old brother Gabriel spend 12 hours a day in the bed, hammock, chair and dining table they've attached to a bright red-and-yellow wall as part of an art exhibit in Rio's old center.

The brothers are equipped with mountain climbing gear, and if nature calls, can scramble over to the verandah of a neighboring art gallery, where an indoor bathroom awaits.

The brothers have been hanging out wall-side since the end of May. They plan to continue the display until Aug. 20.

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larrrs

Wow ! Gives a whole new meaning to "hanging out".

  • 5 votes
Reply#1 - Thu Jul 9, 2009 5:39 PM EDT
Socalgal

I like art yet I would not do that scared of heights.

  • 3 votes
Reply#2 - Thu Jul 9, 2009 5:47 PM EDT
m2urray

Wow, I bet no one has done this before! Very inventive...

  • 4 votes
Reply#3 - Thu Jul 9, 2009 5:49 PM EDT
Naftel

The one on the left is named Art.

  • 4 votes
Reply#4 - Thu Jul 9, 2009 6:21 PM EDT
Socalgal

Oh Naftel you crack me up!

  • 2 votes
#4.1 - Thu Jul 9, 2009 10:53 PM EDT
Naftel

Thx Socal.. I try ;-)

  • 2 votes
#4.2 - Thu Jul 9, 2009 11:11 PM EDT
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kbobb

Now these guys need to try this stunt in a colder climate!

  • 3 votes
Reply#5 - Thu Jul 9, 2009 9:05 PM EDT
cartooncat

Looks like fun! Very original.

  • 4 votes
Reply#6 - Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:27 AM EDT
factcheckme

love this! thanks

  • 3 votes
Reply#7 - Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:34 AM EDT
Karl_

Truly original!

*hum mm... Gabriel, the one in the hammock, should wash his feet.
  • 4 votes
Reply#8 - Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:53 AM EDT
Naftel

the one in the hammock, should wash his feet.

The place doesn't seem to have any plumbing. I would hate to be walking on that street when they have to go in the middle of the night.

  • 6 votes
#8.1 - Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:02 PM EDT
Karl_

LOL!

  • 3 votes
#8.2 - Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:22 PM EDT
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ann in Texas

I love it! Clipping to Artsvine and my column.

  • 3 votes
Reply#9 - Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:04 AM EDT
MrCerebellum

No big whup. The Japanese have been living vertically for years.

    Reply#10 - Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:15 PM EDT
    ruthlessmoose

    artsy guys are weird lol

    • 2 votes
    Reply#11 - Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:42 PM EDT
    anonymous-1077600

    Now this is really outdoor living! Hey maybe someone could invent an outdoor cafe for climber's like this, it would be interesting to see how they get their food served. Would the waitress climb up to them? You could have an indoor restaurant for the faint of heart and then an outdoor one like this. Probably wouldn't fly in America-too many regulations. These guys could have really taken advantage of this and been advertising for furniture companies and other various companies or for some magazines. I can just see American companies doing something like this for advertisement.

    • 1 vote
    Reply#12 - Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:48 AM EDT
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