The Tate in London has a tradition of inviting an artist to create a Christmas tree for the gallery each year, and this time around it's the turn of Bob and Roberta Smith (aka Patrick Brill) who has responded by making a 'tree' from recycled timber and lamps, which are powered using a bicycle generator. Visitors will provide the energy needed to keep the lights glowing.
I can't help thinking this echos everything that's going on in the underground world of craft at the moment, from the choice of scrap materials to the harnessing of renewable energy to create dazzling results.
Follow the jump to see a video of the tree in pedal-powered action.
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