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Artist builds a near-invisible shack in the Californian desert

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Lucid Stead is a near-invisible desert shack located in southeastern California’s Joshua Tree national park. Alternating mirrored slats in artist Phillip K. Smith’s installation reflect the sand, bushes, and hills of the surrounding desert, contrasting against the gnarled and worn wood that makes the framework of the 70-year-old homesteader cabin.
via The Verge

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