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August 25, 2008 3:00 PM   Subscribe

Do you ever ask yourself "Why doesn't the internet have more videos of exploding bananas and guys shooting balloons with handguns?" Today is your lucky day. The work of William Lamson.
posted by KevinSkomsvold (15 comments total) 4 users marked this as a favorite
 
Before the designation of 'performance artist', weren't folks like this generally regarded as, you know, crazy?
posted by leotrotsky at 3:13 PM on August 25, 2008 [1 favorite]


Crazy like a fox!
posted by blue_beetle at 3:24 PM on August 25, 2008


The one where he's wearing a Hellraiser-type mask and blowing the balloons up to keep from popping them....this I could watch all day.
posted by carsonb at 3:25 PM on August 25, 2008


The exploding bananas are great — I hope he wore ear plugs, though, or his head will be ringing for days.

The video where he shoots the balloons with a spear gun is surprisingly pretty, with the dark spears against the white wall at various angles.
posted by Forktine at 3:33 PM on August 25, 2008


Do you ever ask yourself "Why doesn't the internet have more videos of exploding bananas and guys shooting balloons with handguns?"

No. Not really.
posted by ericb at 3:34 PM on August 25, 2008


Ohhhh, it's art.
posted by Citizen Premier at 3:38 PM on August 25, 2008


That balloon that escaped the death trap in the second video is my hero.
posted by the other side at 3:39 PM on August 25, 2008


Also, did this one remind anyone else of Bloons?
posted by the other side at 3:44 PM on August 25, 2008


What I want to know is why the dearth of videos of teens in banana suits lighting themselves on fire?
posted by Meatbomb at 4:07 PM on August 25, 2008


He's a great photographer, I think the video stuff is more for fun or exploring artistic ideas.
posted by cell divide at 4:51 PM on August 25, 2008


Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang BANANAMASK!
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 4:57 PM on August 25, 2008 [1 favorite]


God, that exploding banana one made me laugh. Thanks KevinSkomsvold.
posted by nickyskye at 4:59 PM on August 25, 2008


I've always wondered what sort of a person wakes up in the morning and says, "Today I'm going to paste a bunch of bananas to a mask, insert firecrackers in them, and detonate them."
posted by baphomet at 6:28 PM on August 25, 2008


Bloon bloon bloon bloon bloon bloon bloon GOBLOOM!
posted by humannaire at 7:16 PM on August 25, 2008


I like his anti-surveillance device.
posted by homunculus at 1:00 PM on September 3, 2008 [1 favorite]


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