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I‘m fine with this mystery staying unsolved 😂 I definitely don’t think that Mo guy made the original. He doesn’t seem the type to sit back for 4 years, just waiting to see if it got discovered. He’s an opportunist.
Yeah no way he made it he wouldn't have kept it a secret for 4 years he seems like an opportunist hack and the monolith seems like it was made by someone with actual artistic integrity and vision.
Exploitative, for sure. Of profit and of the environment. That said, damaging the environment with a self-reflective tetra mast is inspired work. I dont for a second believe such a smug goon is that insightful though; i think he just saw a movie once.
@@avalonvalley2722 damaging the environment? It’s a giant canyon, one little hole in the dirt is not going to destroy it. These eco nuts have no problem with wind an solar farms
Well, that interviewer lady is just a big poopy head! Mommy said he could be the mostest famous if he wanted to be and he does, so he IS. So there. Pttttttth. 😉
Once again, I am grateful for the initial kick RU-vid gave me when they recommended me one of your videos for discovery. I am from then subscribed and this video came in through notifications, and yet again I am not disappointed in the sheer quality your content provides. I watched this event unfold in TV, one monolith was even discovered here in Czechia (you even managed to draw that in the map of the world, I even rewinded to confirm), so I can safely say that the Utah monolith truly inspired almost the entire world. Seeing it unfold again in your video is a blessing. Your narration is unbeliveably calming and straight to the point. That's what I like.
What a treat to wake up to! I am airing on the side of an art stunt as well, though it is kind of cute how whenever something like this happens everyone goes "Yes, big metal thing. We want one for our country as well."
@@LisaAnn777The creator of the "monolith" - Matty - thinks he's the world's most famous artist but I've never heard of him. And if you hadn't responded I would never have thought of him again. I didn't like him.
As far as I’m concerned,this monolith is nothing more than an art house project.”let’s put something in desert and see how much attention it will track on social media”.
seems like a lot of work for something that could have potentially never even been found.. It took a few years to even be discovered in the first place. plus it was installed in mid 2016 when social media wasn't nearly as widespread as it is now and people weren't really doing elaborate stunts like this. tik tok didn't even exist yet.
here in Australia I only saw headlines about the discovery and then the disappearance of the monolith, I never learned anything else about it. So I appreciate how in-depth you go into the story in this video. as a subscriber to your channel, I also enjoyed the map/co-ordinate graphics you dropped over the last couple weeks building up to this video. kind of like dropping teaser trailers for a movie :D congrats on your last video for 2021 and happy holidays to you!
People are used to art installations, especially strange ones like this, but they are used to them being in big towns and cities where mayors spend lots of money on them as vanity projects. Now, there probably is a mayor or other politician for the area the monolith was installed, but it is still strange to find it in a location that remote.
Really good video again. Wasnt really interested in the subject but you kept me engaged and interested. I think that Mo dude grabbed it as a marketing idea like he did with fyre. The monolith things popping up worldwide do unnerve me a wee bit after you said about Kubrick. I actually can’t watch that movie as it spooks me way too much.
@@Durrutitv Yeah, I imagine the statute of limitations have run out on anything he could have been charged with by now. He's probably giving that same vague answer about how he can't legally answer.
Great vid once again! I was wondering what happened to the monolith and I am so happy you made this piece, it was very interesting. Thanks for the great year of content and let's hope for many more to come.💪😊
I feel like the guys who toppled the Utah monolith really missed an opportunity to dress in black suit wearing sunglasses while doing it not saying a word 😎
Jesus H Christ, Mo sounds like those guys from the Hybrid episode from South Park. He sounds like he's actually giving HIMSELF that hwak tup. He sounds like he has a picture of himself on his bedside cabinet.
He calls himself an artist but he far better fits into the description of a media leech, someone who's perpetually late to a trend but manages to milk what little is left before the world moves on again to the next big thing. He probably made monoliths AFTER the first one appeared, and basked in the popularity of it until it fizzled up and he moved on to someone else's coattails...
@@ohno8398I think: They’ve seen all the horror where people literally die in hellfire for the slightest transgressions whether actual or otherwise that can ONLY be explained as devilry far beyond the control of any human being and are like “what have I got to lose.” Experiencing people lynched and tortured for the most inexplicable reasons has got to reuse your psyche so significantly that you would do anything in your power to tread the most well-worn, predictable and understood path. The childhood games/pastimes of superstition like “Don’t step on the pavement cracks” takes on an entirely more sinister and serious quality if your lived experience regularly involves otherwise inexplicable broken spines or whatever negative consequence is a part of the superstition to the point that you “become water” in the sense that you choose the path of least resistance or never deviate from the approach of successful forbearers. As quirky and amusing as it may be to some, these are the remnants of seriously unspeakable experiences on a widespread scale over decades and the lasting complex PTSD and scars left behind that will continue for generations. There’s no one particularly simple explanation and certainly no simple remedy or recourse.
Matty Mo sounds so good damn narcissistic I got secondhand embarrassment 😂 loved the shut down by the interviewer after he called himself the most famous artist. Saying ~you can be whatever you believe yourself to be~ was a sad attempt at recovering from that shut down. There’s also no way he’s the original creator, his pattern of jumping on existing trends suggests he just hoped to make profit on a new viral topic. Doesn’t seem like the type to wait that long for potential social media attention, especially as there was a possibility of it not being discovered for a LONG time.
I was listening to this at work, and when his voice piped in I just had to stop to see his face and know whether it was as hateable as I assumed it to be. Yeah, he’s a clown. A real artist, clearly
I went and visited it before it was taken up. Just a random art project. For what reason we may never know. The concrete saw marks tell me someone visited the site and made pretty detailed plan of attack to put this in. I wish it was Aliens.
@@dragonmartijn A triangle is the superstar of geometric shapes, and human metaphors. It makes sense that ∆^∆ - formerly known as Zuul - settled upon this shape for first contact.
I saw a tweet from Andy explaining one time that they loved it, they thought it looked neat, was a cool hike, ect. At the end of the day though the way the broader public was treating the area was terrible though. That's why they thought it needed to go. Had nothing to do with them not liking it.
I only just found your channel and have been binge watching since i did, LOVE your work, it's fabulous stuff! It takes a lot of time and effort to create this kind of quality content and I'm really happy to have found your channel, i think the Toynbee tiles is my favourite so far. So thanks again for the awesome uploads/content!! Legendary collection of work!
Why’d you giggle? Is it because the saying “four corners of the globe” doesn’t make literal sense? Or because the monoliths didn’t actually cover the entire globe, only certain places?
I'm guessing that the damage to the environment would have been from people walking on certain patches of soil that contain a biome of bacteria/lichens, etc? I absolutely believe in environmental protections, but conversations on this topic fascinate me and I think are very important to keep having. I got a little sad when the hippie heroes that removed it said "leave no trace" like, they're correct, but I want to tell him, dude, you came into this world via the same processes as the trees, lizards, moss, bears, etc... we are hurting the environment yes, but we are also living critters, and it's sad when people seem so entirely unaware of that fact.
It’s not really lichens, sandstone erodes very easy and fast when stepped on which in turn degrade the whole rock, there’s also tide pools formed when the rain pours, which are very complex ecosystem composed of insects, shrimps (sometimes thousands in one puddle) and other critters who really don’t like gasoline or oils coming from cars. Also since the place is very dry the few plants and bushes there take decades to grow large enough to be able to reproduce, things are very very slow in the desert
If you think it was as simple as just an issue of people walking "on certain patches of soil", you're ridiculously wrong and not using common sense at all. This is out in the middle of the desert where people almost never are. Suddenly there's a couple hundred vehicles driving in, destroying the landscape on the way in, creating ruts, maybe dripping oil or coolant. Then you have the people themselves who inevitably end up at the very least needing to use the bathroom out there but the bigger a-holes leaving bits of trash. Something that should have been immediately obvious was the fact that it was originally found because environmentalists were doing a survey of big horn sheep from the air- because they don't like to contaminate the environment but also not disturb the wildlife. That many people out in an area where these animals- who stay way the hell away from people- have made their home would cause them huge anxiety, running them off the area, probably affect the mating. And how long until some jackass was trying to run after one to get a picture or even try to pet it? Surely you've seen the picture of the moronic "influencer" -who should lose her license to use a phone at all - walking right up to one of the bison in Yellowstone because obviously the world can't live without another picture of her and in this one she believes she's some sort of Disney princess. There's plenty of other animals out there as well that would be affected. Just because a space exists in the world doesn't mean you have every right to put yourself in it, dirty it up, and then move on once you've used it up and made it ugly.
Everytime I hear these people talk about what an artist is and how good they think they are I only see someone who continously farts in a wine glass and smells it.
100% the barefoot artist guy had nothing to do with it... look at his other works... shameless self promotion latching on and omg selfie art! no way that kind of ego would let something gestate in the wild for a couple of years without promoting it from the rooftops...
This Mo dude seems like he would kill to be the one who created the thing. Was as unimpressed by him as the interviewer. Excellent video, as usual, on your part though :)
A perfect example of overly pampered, entitled, spoiled narcissists who have too much time and money and don't have to work and struggle for food. All around.
Something which does not make sense is how it was anchored. Supposedly there for 3-years. Able to be stood upon. Yet what is shown does not answer how it was anchored to the ground.
Desert ecosystems are way more intricate than you'd think, a lot of unique plants and animals actually do live in them, and accelerated erosion from people stomping and driving all over an area that's not used to it, is also a serious problem in deserts.
@chrimony the fact that, with such heavy foot traffic, the rock floor would be a good centimetre lower by the end of the year? Maybe all the rubbish that uncaring tourists leave behind becaute there's no litter bins out there?
From what I can see in this video, Matty Mo has a body of work that involves slapping paint on urban walls in a not especially inspired manner, then crowing loudly about it. Paint isn't expensive and doesn't require much skill to work. Stainless steel sheet is a different animal, very expensive and difficult to keep from buckling. It seems unlikely that Mo took this radical departure from his normal oeuvre to choose an especially expensive and difficult medium, then place it in a very remote location without telling anyone of his plans until years later. In a word: balderdash.
The reason they come up on satellite pictures is because of just that, they are srructires that reflect light and help provide geographic markers, like a booey in the water.
because the monolith on the Isle Of Wight SW coast is equidistant between Dean Court , St Mary’s & Fratton Park football grounds, it should be named the Harry Rednapp Monument 🍒🐢
While I'm not against those people taking it down for the reasons they did, it *is* theft, because someone else owns that thing and they removed it and held it from them. Even if you say that it was left abandoned, it's still theft by finding.
Ooooh noooo.. you wouldn’t want to upset the desert! Imagine, kicking up sand.. in the desert! A two foot hole cut into the bedrock?! Oh my, the travesty! The horror!!! What monsters would disturb the SAND AND 2ft PATCH OF BEDROCK!
Eco warriors gave zero fucks about the dessert before and then left trash in the dessert while saying "this is why you don't leave trash in the dessert"
13:17 I think the movie '2001: A Space Odyssey' does not give proof it was of alien origin. Does anyone really think Aliens are watching that movie and replicating it?
Matty Mo strikes me as a “weird for the sake of weird” kind of guy who passes himself off as an artist. I’m not saying that he doesnt have talent. He clearly is. It just feels like everything he makes is beyond superficial. It’s like, sure, you’re catering to the lowest common denominator, but is that really what you want to do? If Matty Mo actually made the monolith, he would have stamped his name all over it.
Maybe it was a memorial and they callously destroyed it. Maybe the art was showing how destructive we can be, from the initial installation to tourists trampling the area and it's inevitable destruction/ vandalisation Maybe it's to show how destructive we can be to things and ideas we don't understand
These mean something but not too sure,if its a publicity stunt the maker don't do a good job of making themselves known,there was one 20 miles outside of Las Vegas and it was removed by law enforcement,claming it was attracting people to a dangerous remote 6,000 foot summit.That monolith was discovered by search and rescue.Once again if a publicly stunt,it was a terrible job of proclaiming a statement, because there never was one.
You burn in the Mekong to prove your worth Go long, go long, right over the edge of the earth You try to hold on to reason Why can't you see that you're leaving? My love for you knows no distance And I was runnin' far away Would I run off the world someday? Nobody knows, nobody knows And I was dancing in the rain I felt alive and I can't complain But no, take me home Take me home where I belong I can go where no one else can go I know what no one else knows Here I am, just drowning in the rain With a ticket for a runaway train And the river flows beneath your skin Like savage horses kept within And all is wasted in the sand Like breaking diamonds with your hand i know its up for me if you steal my sunshine blackhole sun won't you come and wash away the rain
There is no doubt in my mind that Mr. Mo had nothing to do with the original monolith. Just a hipster con man working his grift on gullible trend chasers.
In Yiddish folklore we have stories about the town of Chelm, which is inhabited completely by fools. Everyone in this video clearly grew up in Chelm - from the dolts worried about dirt being disturbed to the fatuous nudnik "artist" Mo. (Hej Mo - I self-identify as a multi-millionaire, so does that mean my $1 notes are actually $100s? lol). Also love the guys who run around the desert on their dirt bikes being SO worried about environmental impact (on dirt) LOL Fun vid, made me laugh.
1) that's an obelisk, not a monolith. Whoever named it is getting a dictionary for Christmas. 2) it's either an art installation or made by a paranoid schizophrenic as some kind of antenna.
