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The house-sized sculpture made of trash

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Turning hoarding into high art, Schwitters spent years constructing a sprawling, room-consuming architectural pillar out of pure garbage. He seamlessly incorporated dirty train tickets, broken wheels, and random rubbish until it completely took over his living space.

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