Intricate wooden temple goes up in smoke in November
looks strangely out of place in a warehouse parking lot about 4 miles southeast of downtown Houston . The intricate art piece will only be there until November, when it will be torched as a memorial to loved ones who have passed.
Looking somewhat like it was made from a wooden 3D model kit, the structure is a series of swirls, waves, and circles made of salvaged scrap wood. Hidden lights illuminate the elaborate lattice as the sun goes down, giving the non-religious building a spiritual look.. Both passed away recently. Among his many art projects around the world, Best built a temple to honor the victims of theVisitors are welcome to write memorials on provided squares of wood to loved ones who have passed. The burning of the temple is meant to send the messages on to the spirit world and to be cathartic for the sender. Those that can’t visit Houston can add remembrances in an online form. These messages will be included in the public burning in November., which is currently closed for restoration. The temple will be burned in a public ceremony on Nov. 9. For details and to RSVP, go to 1,706th in a series. Everywhere is a day trip from somewhere: Follow “Day Trips & Beyond,” a travel blog, at has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands.
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