What a crate idea

February 1, 2009 6:52 PM

For the last few years across Melbourne a mysterious, box like man has been appearing. He is known as crate man. He has appeared sitting atop factories, climbing into the city, on cranes, in the city and again, taking a smoke, being crucified, on factories, climbing around and occasionally just having a hard time. Currently he is just hanging out in Yarraville having a brew Via Melbourne in photos and The Wooster collective
posted by sien (22 comments total)

Just for fun, let's have some unassuming Aussie bring Crate Man to Logan Airport in Boston.
posted by Xurando at 6:54 PM on February 1 [2 favorites has favorites]

More photos from faecesbook.
posted by sien at 7:05 PM on February 1

Just by way of comparison: have the appearances of Crate Man sparked terrorism panics?

Because if not, that would be more evidence that we suck.
posted by Joe Beese at 7:09 PM on February 1

Thanks, this is a crate post!
posted by SteveTheRed at 7:10 PM on February 1 [3 favorites has favorites]

For sure, if I were planning a terrorist attack (I might be, or perhaps I'm not) I would DEFINATELY need upwards of 38 magnetic signs depicting cartoon characters to.... um.... um...
posted by mattoxic at 7:18 PM on February 1

More photos from faecesbook.

I see what you did there.
posted by dead cousin ted at 7:22 PM on February 1

Crateman doesn't flash menacingly. Street art + electronics = DANGER!

I blame the decline of vinyl for the incline of this creative re-use of crates.
posted by filthy light thief at 7:25 PM on February 1

On the way to build another one.
posted by netbros at 7:35 PM on February 1

Goddamn illegal immigrants!
posted by jamstigator at 7:36 PM on February 1

Is that an Afro hair style for the smoking one? Damn!
posted by zouhair at 7:53 PM on February 1

Crateman seems to get an erection when he's near barbed wire. Even box people have their kinks.

in case that second example won't resolve as a direct link, it's currently the first photo on this page.
posted by taz at 7:56 PM on February 1

zouhair, I thought it was maybe a cowboy hat... like a Marlborough man kind of thing.
posted by taz at 7:57 PM on February 1

http://milkcratedigest.com/
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 10:11 PM on February 1 [1 favorite has favorites]

I ahd no idea - I'd only seen smoking crate man (in kensington, visible from the train) and assumed it was a once-off.

Thanks sien.
posted by wilful at 10:45 PM on February 1

a mysterious, box like man

You mean plastic crates?
posted by davebush at 10:48 PM on February 1

Oh! I saw Crate Man when I was on the train coming back from Geelong to Melbourne a few months ago. Totally made my train trip! I didn't realise he was in a few places.
posted by t0astie at 11:26 PM on February 1

this is ace.

saw these near work ages ago and wanted to take some pics but some bastard took them down before I could :|
posted by prettypretty at 12:42 AM on February 2

Wow. The creator(s) appear to really be quite prolific. I'd amazed they've managed to get away with doing this anonymously so long and so frequently. Wow.
posted by goshling at 4:31 AM on February 2

The Box Man, an adaptation from Kobo Abe's wonderful novella.
posted by cytherea at 4:34 AM on February 2

I feel comforted by Crate Man and wish he could come to my village.
posted by Lipstick Thespian at 8:59 AM on February 2

Crateman is on the move and has been spotted in Canberra
posted by girlgenius at 8:42 PM on February 10

There is a crateman site that somehow I missed. It has a few more photos and links.
posted by sien at 3:32 PM on February 12